Infusing religion in the military risks sliding down a slippery slope

If the US, Israeli, and Iranian armed forces have anything in common, it may be militant interpretations of faith as a motivational driver that demonises the enemy, projects war as inevitable, and obstructs, if not precludes, long-term negotiated conflict resolution. The pathways of the three militaries towards positioning faith as an overarching ideological driver differ. They represent alternative models for the indoctrination of militaries with faith. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the easiest, most straightforward model. It also suggests that faith as a motivational driver has its limits.

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Infusing religion in the military risks sliding down a slippery slope is an episode from The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer by Mideastsoccer.

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This episode was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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