Good observation. The lazy, looting (Socialism Is Legal Plunder) and living large secular totalitarians vs. 1400 year religious/sarc totalitarians. They run on parallel tracks. The strong horse is still around. The also rans have folded/broken down/been shot throughout history.
Myers’ review of Malik’s article on war has a few bottom lines as I scanned/read it. Malik’s view on sovereignty are what one would expect of a moslem. Their god is over everything, so national sovereignties are not real. The continual war until their god is honored everywhere by everyone is an objective that spans centuries. A number of things would make me hesitant to consider it a strategic view. First, it seems to meander through the ages, rising and falling, waxing and waning. IOW, it is directionless and accidental. Second, Islam has at least 2 conflicting denominations and more sup-denominations. That tends to diffuse any coordinated effort at establishing their god’s authority over the whole earth.