Islamic State bigger threat to world order than Cold War communism: Julie Bishop

By David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Updated April 28 2015 - 4:19pm, first published 3:54pm
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Islamic State is a greater threat to world order than Cold War communism was. Photo: Nic Walker

The Islamic State terror group and similar violent jihadist movements are an even greater threat to world order than communism was during the Cold War, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said.