Extremism
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But their main effect may be an erosion of reasoned debate and civil conduct, without which democracy is powerless against the forces of polarization and
extremism.
A successful partnership within Europe, as well as between Europe and the US, to overcome
extremism
and terrorism in North and North Central Africa could provide allies with a sense of common purpose and a model of unified effort.
Violent
extremism
and groups espousing it are threatening to reverse Africa’s development gains not only in the near term, but also for decades to come.
Emulating countries elsewhere, African governments have responded to violent
extremism
primarily by putting “hard” security first.
Some people claim that the connection between socioeconomic conditions and violent
extremism
is specious, because most poor and marginalized communities do not join terrorist groups.
Around the world, policies and operational responses to violent
extremism
are largely informed by theory, rather than drawing on thorough empirical evidence of the personal motivations and structural factors that drive people to commit terrorist acts.
I recently visited Galkayo, in North Somalia, to interview captured al-Shabaab fighters as part of an ongoing United Nations Development Programme study of the roots of African
extremism.
What struck me was that, apart from their being imprisoned, these young men seemed entirely normal, and their individual journeys toward
extremism
were not particularly informed by religion.
Just as tuberculosis infects a body already compromised by HIV,
extremism
thrives under the right conditions, such as those created by the conflict in Somalia, or the political fragility and social neglect in northeastern Nigeria, where many interviewees cited scarce access to both religious and secular education.
Our preliminary results suggest that the ideology behind violent
extremism
is delivered with a flexible marketing strategy, whereby extremist groups tailor their message for potential recruits.
Our research, which will be completed in early 2017, aims to shed light on individual journeys to extremism, through the words and perspectives of people who have been involved in terrorist organizations in Africa.
One thing we already know for certain is that poverty and underdevelopment can no longer be ignored if we are ever to combat violent
extremism
effectively.
Isolated, destitute, and in a state of permanent rage, the French banlieues and immigrant ghettos of British cities have turned into powder kegs where young Muslims easily fall prey to radical religious preaching and political
extremism.
Today’s key global problems – terrorism and extremism, poverty and inequality, climate change, migration, and epidemics – are worsening daily.
Some observers are calling for social and economic reforms to dry up the sources of
extremism.
But to oppose
extremism
and support the FSA is a blatant contradiction.
And, in order to create a level playing field, it is essential to recognize that the Arab League (which has already given Syria’s seat to the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled SNC) represents the autocratic states that are encouraging sectarianism and
extremism
in Syria.
US President Barack Obama recently expressed concern about Syria “becoming an enclave for extremism, because extremists thrive in chaos.”
But, in reality, Syria has already become an enclave for
extremism.
NEW YORK – The assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and an outspoken critic of religious extremism, has focused attention on his country’s draconian blasphemy law.
But waning interest in the Arab uprisings reflects a deeper shift: hope for new, more representative political systems has given way to despair, as expectant revolutions have morphed into counter-revolution, civil war, failed states, and intensifying religious
extremism.
Our region is grappling more than ever with sectarianism, group enmities, and potential new breeding grounds for
extremism
and terrorism.
In fact, however, Berlusconi represents political
extremism
and programmatic ambiguity.
Berlusconi's
extremism
manifests itself in several ways.
Berlusconi's programmatic ambiguity and political
extremism
are polarizing Italy and radicalizing the opposition.
In the event that the coalition of NATO forces in Afghanistan is defeated, a wave of Islamic
extremism
will submerge the Central Asian states, inciting local civil wars.
While economic development is no guarantor of peace, development failures do often contribute to
extremism
and violence, as popular anger combines with a loss of institutional legitimacy.
The second major test is the rise of violent
extremism.
The world cannot and will not wilt in the face of such extremism, wherever it exists, whether in the Sahel, Nigeria, Iraq, or Syria.
And it will be decided by the success of our efforts to stop terrorist recruitment; address the intolerance, economic hopelessness, and exclusion that help create vacuums which
extremism
fills; and create credible, visible, and empowering alternatives to violent
extremism
in countries where it is prevalent.
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