Benedetta Berti: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power
Benedetta Berti: La sorprendente strategia con cui gruppi come l'ISIS mantengono potere
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come terroristi, insorgenti o milizie.
insurgents or militias.
questi gruppi quando non sparano.
when they're not shooting.
questi attori violenti
these violent actors
from violent engagement
la transizione da combattimenti violenti
nel mondo della politica e in biblioteca.
and in the library.
è importante
is key to solving most ongoing conflict,
and non-state actors.
tra attori statali e non statali.
tra attori statali e non statali.
and a non-state actor.
we need to either engage them
o sconfiggerli
process that has to be successful.
di risoluzione dei conflitti,
queste organizzazioni.
these organizations tick.
di come e perché combattono,
how they fight, why they fight,
quando non lottano.
when they're not fighting.
e la politica non armata sono collegate.
and unarmed politics are related.
della stessa organizzazione.
figuriamoci sconfiggerli,
let alone defeat them,
are complex organizations.
sono organizzazioni complesse.
confrontation against Israel.
contro Israele.
a political party,
un partito politico,
e un apparato militare.
and a military apparatus.
against Israel,
contro Israele,
la striscia di Gaza dal 2007.
che solo sparare.
than just shoot.
communication machines --
apparati di comunicazione:
and social media strategies.
and published to recruit.
e pubblicata per reclutare.
in complesse raccolte fondi:
in complex fund-raising --
profitable businesses;
ma l'avvio di business profittevoli,
to increase their strength,
di aumentare la loro forza,
and to build their brand.
e costruire il proprio "marchio".
with the population
o programmi di micro-prestiti.
or micro-loan programs.
e molto di più.
of these services and more.
to win the population over
di conquistare la popolazione
that the state is not providing:
in war-torn Afghanistan,
nell'Afghanistan devastato dalla guerra,
of the ascent of ISIS,
guardando gli sforzi di questi gruppi
at these groups' efforts
came at an unbearably high price
a un prezzo inaccettabile
social services fills a gap,
che forniscono colmano un vuoto,
di aumentare la loro forza
to increase their strength
of the Palestinian Hamas
del 2006 di Hamas in Palestina
acknowledging the group's social work.
il lavoro sociale del gruppo.
osservando i gruppi armati,
when we look at armed groups,
la forza di questi gruppi,
these groups' strength,
left by the government,
un vuoto lasciato dal governo,
sia armati che politici,
to be both armed and political,
che fornire governabilità.
and provide governance.
sono complesse e sofisticate,
are complex and sophisticated,
come contrapposte a uno stato.
as the opposite of a state.
come Hezbollah?
a group like Hezbollah?
they administer all their functions,
amministrano tutte le funzioni,
gestiscono gli scarichi fognari.
they run the sewage system.
something different and new?
qualcosa di diverso e nuovo?
non-states, and in-between,
non-stati, e qualcosa a metà strada,
come oggi in Medio Oriente,
like in the Middle East today,
si inseriscono e riempiono il vuoto.
step in and fill that gap.
perché per opporsi a questi gruppi,
because to counter these groups,
in strumenti non militari.
in non-military tools.
of any sustainable approach.
di qualunque approccio sostenibile.
per costruire e mantenere la pace.
for peacemaking and peacebuilding.
what incentives to offer
dalla violenza alla non violenza.
from violence to nonviolence.
between states and non-states,
tra stati e non-stati,
può vincere alcune battaglie,
peace nor stability.
nel colmare questo vuoto di sicurezza,
in filling that security gap,
a questi gruppi di farsi strada.
to thrive in the first place.
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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