Benedetta Berti: Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?
Benedetta Berti: Nas je globalni odzvi na 11. september naredil bolj varne?
Benedetta Berti studies how conflicts impact civilians. Full bio
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of those tragic events
both in Europe and in the United States,
tako v Evropi kot v ZDA,
in the field of security and defense,
varnosti in obrambe
that now, more than ever,
zdaj bolj kot kdaj prej
the way we think and act about security,
in ukrepanja v zvezi z varnostjo,
about international security.
I actually mean what we do,
dejansko mislim, kar počnemo,
and prevent external threats,
zunanjih groženj
in the name of security.
prisotni v imenu zaščite.
against the fixed narrative
and worse, it is counterproductive.
kontraproduktivna je.
talk about security in zero sum terms,
varnosti pogovarjati z ničelno vsoto,
is by compromising on values and rights:
kompromis med vrednotami in pravicami:
are not opposite values,
ne nasprotujejo,
človekova pravica
and to be free from violence,
for its citizens.
za svoje državljane.
about communities all over the world
po vsem svetu,
their full freedom and development.
popolno svobodo in razvoj.
just as much as we do
prav tako kot mi
so they can live a normal life
da bodo lahko normalno živeli
enjoy their human rights.
that sustainable security
and respecting human rights.
človekovih pravic.
to guarantee our own security
način, kako si zagotoviti lastno varnost,
almost exclusively on the military.
skoraj izključno na vojsko.
with my research,
z mojim raziskovanjem
sustainable security
obstojne varnosti
with crushing enemies,
with winning on the battlefield,
with protecting victims
the never-ending War on Terror,
nikoli dokončano vojno proti terorizmu
with a security agenda
of protecting civilians,
what passport they hold,
kateri poti list imajo
that we're more likely
da bomo verjetno
at home for ourselves
on protecting civilians
v tujini na zaščito civilistov
in dignity and free from violence.
življenja dostojanstvena in brez nasilja.
that defeating ISIS
political system,
političnega sistema,
of civilians in Iraq and in Syria,
and for global stability.
in globalno stabilnost.
in the number of weapons it holds
le po številu orožja, ki ga imajo,
it has kept out of school
ki zaradi nje niso hodili v šolo
of having millions of children in Syria
na milijone otrok v Siriji,
and out of school,
le vojno -
threat to stability
and just as much energy to counter this
in energije, da bi se borili proti temu,
when countering ISIS militarily.
za vojaški boj proti ISIS.
our security policy has been short-term.
naša varnostna politika kratkoročna.
the link between what we do today
povezave med tem, kar danes počnemo
not more secure in the long term.
ne pa bolj varne.
osredotočena na civiliste,
in the long term.
in faraway countries may be a tool.
v daljnih deželah, je lahko orodje.
or to lessen the threat
ali zmanjša grožnjo
on the United States.
trauma and radicalization,
of so many of the security challenges
premnogih varnostnih izzivov,
in the long term.
civilian-centered security,
ki se osredotoča na civiliste,
and research around this concept,
in raziskave tega koncepta
to peace and conflict.
not to think about international security.
razmišljali o mednarodni varnosti.
of the past 20 years.
imeli pravo varnost,
na zaščito civilistov
and acknowledge the fact
builds on a foundation of human rights.
na temeljih človekovih pravic.
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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