CERL Executive Board member General (ret.) Joseph Votel spoke with Business Insider about the growing influence of a particularly virulent arm of the Islamic State: ISIS-K. Absent military and other efforts to constrain their operations, these groups can build capacity and reach, General Votel explains.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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