Benedetta Berti: Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?
بينيديتا بيرتي: هل جعلتنا الاستجابة الدولية لأحداث9/11 أكثر أمنًا؟
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of those tragic events
both in Europe and in the United States,
في أوروبا والولايات المتحدة
in the field of security and defense,
that now, more than ever,
the way we think and act about security,
لطريقة تفكيرنا وتعاملنا مع الأمن،
about international security.
I actually mean what we do,
ما نقوم به حقًا،
and prevent external threats,
in the name of security.
تحت نطاق الأمن.
against the fixed narrative
and worse, it is counterproductive.
وأسوأ من ذلك، أتت بنتائج عكسية.
talk about security in zero sum terms,
أن نتحدث عن الأمن باعتماد المجموع الصفري
is by compromising on values and rights:
هي المساومة بالقيم والحقوق:
are not opposite values,
and to be free from violence,
for its citizens.
about communities all over the world
their full freedom and development.
just as much as we do
كما نحتاجه نحن
so they can live a normal life
enjoy their human rights.
that sustainable security
and respecting human rights.
to guarantee our own security
almost exclusively on the military.
حصرًا على الجيش.
with my research,
sustainable security
with crushing enemies,
with winning on the battlefield,
with protecting victims
the never-ending War on Terror,
إلى الاستغناء عن الحرب الأبدية
with a security agenda
of protecting civilians,
what passport they hold,
أو جواز السفر الذي يحملونه،
that we're more likely
أننا سنحظى على الأحرى
at home for ourselves
on protecting civilians
على حماية المدنيين
in dignity and free from violence.
حياة كريمة وخالية من العنف.
that defeating ISIS
political system,
of civilians in Iraq and in Syria,
في العراق وسوريا،
and for global stability.
in the number of weapons it holds
الأسلحة التي تملكها
it has kept out of school
الذين أُبعدوا عن المدارس
of having millions of children in Syria
لوجود ملايين الأطفال في سوريا
and out of school,
ولا يذهبون إلى المدرسة،
threat to stability
and just as much energy to counter this
والطاقة لمواجهته
when countering ISIS militarily.
حين واجهنا داعش عسكريًا.
our security policy has been short-term.
كانت سياسة الأمن لدينا قصيرة المدى.
the link between what we do today
بين الربط بما نقوم به اليوم
not more secure in the long term.
على المدى البعيد.
in the long term.
in faraway countries may be a tool.
الأعداء في البلدان النائية قد تكون أداة.
or to lessen the threat
on the United States.
trauma and radicalization,
of so many of the security challenges
العديد من العقبات الأمنية
in the long term.
civilian-centered security,
and research around this concept,
والبحث حول هذا المفهوم،
to peace and conflict.
not to think about international security.
عدم التفكير بالأمن الدولي.
of the past 20 years.
العشرين سنة الماضية.
and acknowledge the fact
builds on a foundation of human rights.
على أساس من حقوق الإنسان.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benedetta Berti - Conflict and security researcherBenedetta Berti studies how conflicts impact civilians.
Why you should listen
Benedetta Berti is an expert on the role of armed groups and the future of armed conflict, especially in the Middle East. She has spent over a decade researching non-state armed groups, from terrorists to insurgents to militias, and has worked with governments, international organizations and NGOs to offer new approaches to better understand and tackle modern conflict. As a security and humanitarian consultant, Berti has designed disarmament campaigns; conducted trainings of counter-insurgency and protection of civilians; worked on violence prevention; and assisted humanitarian organizations on issues related to gaining access to war-torn areas. She has conducted research and worked across the globe -- from Central and Latin America to the Middle East, and from the United States to Eastern Africa -- and has focused her work on some of the world's most complex conflicts, from Syria, to Iraq, to Gaza, to Burundi.
Berti has written four books, and her writing has appeared in Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs.
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