ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benedetta Berti - Conflict and security researcher
Benedetta Berti studies how conflicts impact civilians.

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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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Benedetta Berti: Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?

Benedetta Berti: Nas je globalni odzvi na 11. september naredil bolj varne?

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Če želimo, da bo obstojna, dolgoročna varnost v svetu norma, je čas, da radikalno razmislimo, kako jo lahko dosežemo, pravi sodelavka TED-a in raziskovalka konfliktov Benedetta Berti. V pronicljivem govoru Bertijeva razloži, da je ustvarjanje varnejšega sveta manj povezano z uničenjem sovražnikov na bojišču in bolj povezano z zaščito civilistov, ne glede na to, od kod so in kje živijo.
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AlmostSkoraj 20 yearslet have passedminilo sinceod 9/11.
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Skoraj 20 let je minilo od 11. septembra.
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It is time to take stockzaloga of where we standstojalo
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Čas je, da ugotovimo, kje smo,
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and stop and think.
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se ustavimo in razmislimo.
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It is time to askvprašajte ourselvessami,
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Čas je, da se vprašamo,
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have the assumptionspredpostavke and policiespravila
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če so nas domneve in strategije,
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we developedrazvili in the wakezbudi se
of those tragictragično eventsdogodki
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ki smo jih razvili po teh tragičnih dogodkih,
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trulyresnično madeizdelane us more securevarno?
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res naredile bolj varne.
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Have they madeizdelane our societiesdružb,
bothoboje in EuropeEvropi and in the UnitedVelika StatesDržave,
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So naredile našo družbo,
tako v Evropi kot v ZDA,
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more resilientprožno?
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bolj odporno?
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I've workeddelal all my life
in the fieldpolje of securityvarnost and defenseobramba,
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Vse življenje delam na področju
varnosti in obrambe
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and I am convincedprepričan
that now, more than ever,
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in prepričana sem, da moramo
zdaj bolj kot kdaj prej
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we need to radicallyradikalno reframereframe
the way we think and actukrepati about securityvarnost,
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radikalno spremeniti svoj način mišljenja
in ukrepanja v zvezi z varnostjo,
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and especiallyše posebej
about internationalmednarodni securityvarnost.
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še posebej mednarodno varnostjo.
00:57
By internationalmednarodni securityvarnost,
I actuallydejansko mean what we do,
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Z izrazom mednarodna varnost
dejansko mislim, kar počnemo,
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how we preparePripravimo our countriesdržave
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kako se pripravljamo
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to better respondodgovoriti
and preventpreprečiti externalzunanji threatsgrožnje,
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na boljši odziv in preprečevanje
zunanjih groženj
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and how we protectzaščititi our citizensdržavljani.
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ter kako ščitimo svoje državljane.
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The keyključ to bothoboje
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Ključ do obojega
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is to focusosredotočiti on protectingzaščita civilianscivilistov,
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je osredotočanje na zaščito civilistov
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bothoboje in our ownlastno countriesdržave
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tako v naših državah
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and in those where we are presentprisotni
in the nameime of securityvarnost.
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kot tudi v tistih, kjer smo
prisotni v imenu zaščite.
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Now, this ideaideja goesgre
againstproti the fixeddoločen narrativepripoved
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Ta ideja je v nasprotju s fiksno zgodbo,
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that we developedrazvili over the pastpreteklost 20 yearslet
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ki smo jo razvili v zadnjih 20 letih,
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over what securityvarnost is and how to get it,
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o tem, kaj je varnost in kako jo doseči.
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but that narrativepripoved is flawedpomanjkljiv,
and worseslabše, it is counterproductivekontraproduktivno.
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Ta zgodba je napačna in, še slabše,
kontraproduktivna je.
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Over the pastpreteklost 20 yearslet,
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V zadnjih 20 letih smo se
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bothoboje in the UnitedVelika StatesDržave and in EuropeEvropi,
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tako v Evropi kot v ZDA
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we'vesmo come to acceptsprejema that we mustmoraš
talk about securityvarnost in zeronič sumvsota termspogoji,
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navadili, da se moramo o svoji
varnosti pogovarjati z ničelno vsoto,
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as if the only way to gaindobiček more securityvarnost
is by compromisingogrožanja on valuesvrednosti and rightspravice:
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kot da je edina pot do varnosti
kompromis med vrednotami in pravicami:
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securityvarnost versusproti humančlovek rightspravice,
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varnost proti človekovim pravicam,
01:53
safetyvarnost versusproti freedomsvobodo and developmentrazvoj.
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varnost proti svobodi in razvoju.
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This is a falsenapačen oppositionugovor.
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To je napačen odpor.
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It just doesn't work like that.
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Tako preprosto ne gre.
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We need to recognizeprepoznati
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Prepoznati moramo,
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that securityvarnost and humančlovek rightspravice
are not oppositenasprotno valuesvrednosti,
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da si varnost in človekove pravice
ne nasprotujejo,
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they are intrinsicallysamoumevno relatedpovezane.
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ampak da so neločljivo povezane.
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After all, the mostnajbolj basicosnovno humančlovek right
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Konec koncev je najosnovnejša
človekova pravica
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is the right to livev živo
and to be freeprost from violencenasilje,
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pravica živeti in to v nenasilju.
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and a state'sčlanice mostnajbolj basicosnovno responsibilityodgovornost
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Najosnovnejša odgovornost države je,
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is to guaranteejamstvo that right
for its citizensdržavljani.
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da zagotovi to pravico
za svoje državljane.
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ConverselyNasprotno, if we think
about communitiesskupnosti all over the worldsvet
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In obratno, če pomislimo na skupnosti
po vsem svetu,
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affectedprizadeta by warvojna and conflictkonflikt,
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prizadete od vojne in sporov,
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it is insecuritynegotovost and violencenasilje
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sta prav negotovost in nasilje tisto,
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that stopsustavi them from achievingdoseganje
theirnjihovi fullpolno freedomsvobodo and developmentrazvoj.
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kar jim preprečuje, da bi dosegle
popolno svobodo in razvoj.
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Now, they need basicosnovno securityvarnost
just as much as we do
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Osnovno varnost potrebujejo
prav tako kot mi
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and they need it
so they can livev živo a normalnormalno life
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in potrebujejo jo zato,
da bodo lahko normalno živeli
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and so that they can
enjoyuživajte theirnjihovi humančlovek rightspravice.
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in uživali svoje človekove pravice.
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This is why we need to shiftpremik.
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Zato se moramo premakniti.
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We need to acknowledgepotrdite
that sustainabletrajnostno securityvarnost
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Priznati si moramo, da obstojna varnost
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buildsgradi on a foundationtemelj of humančlovek rightspravice,
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gradi na temeljih človekovih pravic,
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buildsgradi on promotingspodbujanje
and respectingspoštovanju humančlovek rightspravice.
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gradi na promociji in spoštovanju
človekovih pravic.
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AlsoTudi, over the pastpreteklost two decadesdesetletja,
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V zadnjih dveh desetletjih smo tudi
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we have acceptedsprejeta that the bestnajboljši way
to guaranteejamstvo our ownlastno securityvarnost
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sprejeli, da je najboljši
način, kako si zagotoviti lastno varnost,
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is by defeatingpremagati our enemiessovražniki,
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premagati svoje sovražnike.
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and to do that, we need to relyzanašajte se
almostskoraj exclusivelyekskluzivno on the militaryvojska.
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In da bi to storili, se moramo zanesti
skoraj izključno na vojsko.
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Again, this clashesspopadi with my work,
with my researchraziskave,
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To je spet v nasprotju z mojim delom,
z mojim raziskovanjem
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with what I see in the fieldpolje.
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tega, kar vidim na terenu.
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What I see is that buildingstavbe
sustainabletrajnostno securityvarnost
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Kar vidim, je, da je grajenje
obstojne varnosti
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has a lot lessmanj to do
with crushingdrobljenje enemiessovražniki,
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manj povezano z uničenjem sovražnika,
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has a lot lessmanj to do
with winningzmagovalec on the battlefieldbojišče,
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manj povezano z zmago na bojišču
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and has a lot more to do
with protectingzaščita victimsžrtve
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in veliko bolj z zaščito žrtev
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and buildingstavbe stabilitystabilnost.
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ter grajenjem stabilnosti.
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And to do that, well, the militaryvojska alonesam
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Da bi to storili, je sama vojska
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is simplypreprosto insufficientnezadostno.
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preprosto nezadostna.
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This is why I believe we need to shelvepolice
the never-endingnikoli ne konča WarVojne on TerrorTeror,
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Zato verjamem, da moramo prekiniti
nikoli dokončano vojno proti terorizmu
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and we need to replacezamenjati it
with a securityvarnost agendadnevni red
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in jo zamenjati z varnostnim programom,
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that is drivenpogon by the principlenačelo
of protectingzaščita civilianscivilistov,
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ki ga vodi princip zaščite civilistov,
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no matterzadevo where they are from,
what passportpotni list they holddržite,
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ne glede na to, od kod so,
kateri poti list imajo
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or where they livev živo:
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ali kje živijo:
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VancouverVancouver, NewNove YorkYork,
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v Vancouvru, New Yorku,
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KabulKabul, MosulMosula, AleppoAleppo or DoumaMestu Douma.
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Kabuli, Mosulu, Aleppu ali Doumi.
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SustainableTrajnostni securityvarnost tellspove us
that we're more likelyverjetno
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Obstojna varnost nam pove,
da bomo verjetno
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to have long-termdolgoročno securityvarnost
at home for ourselvessami
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deležni dolgoročne varnosti doma zase,
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if we focusosredotočiti our engagementsposlih abroadv tujini
on protectingzaščita civilianscivilistov
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če osredotočimo svoje posege
v tujini na zaščito civilistov
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and on ensuringzagotavljanje theirnjihovi livesživi are livedživel
in dignitydostojanstvo and freeprost from violencenasilje.
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in na skrb, da bodo njihova
življenja dostojanstvena in brez nasilja.
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For exampleprimer, we all know
that defeatingpremagati ISISISIS
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Vsi na primer vemo, da je poraz ISIS
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is a securityvarnost achievementdosežek.
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varnostni dosežek.
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AbsolutelyAbsolutno.
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Absolutno.
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But rebuildingobnova destroyeduničeni homesdomove,
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A obnavljanje uničenih domov,
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restoringobnavljanje orderred,
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vzpostavljanje reda,
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ensuringzagotavljanje a representativepredstavnik
politicalpolitično systemsistem,
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zagotavljanje vzorčnega
političnega sistema,
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these are just as, if not more importantpomembno,
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vse to je prav tako, če ne bolj pomembno
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and not just for the securityvarnost
of civilianscivilistov in IraqIrak and in SyriaSirija,
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in ne le za varnost civilistov v Iraku in Siriji,
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but for our ownlastno securityvarnost
and for globalglobalno stabilitystabilnost.
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ampak za našo lastno varnost
in globalno stabilnost.
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More fundamentallytemeljito,
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Še pomembneje,
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ISIS'sISIS je dangernevarnost should not just be countedštetje
in the numberštevilka of weaponsorožje it holdsdrži
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nevarnost ISIS se ne bi smela šteti
le po številu orožja, ki ga imajo,
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but alsotudi in the numberštevilka of childrenotroci
it has kepthranijo out of schoolšola
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ampak po številu otrok,
ki zaradi nje niso hodili v šolo
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or indoctrinatedIndoktriniran.
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ali so bili indoktrinirani.
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This is from a securityvarnost perspectiveperspektive.
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To je s stališča varnosti.
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From a securityvarnost perspectiveperspektive,
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S stališča varnosti
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the long-termdolgoročno generationalgeneracijske impactvpliv
of havingimeti millionsmilijoni of childrenotroci in SyriaSirija
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dolgoročni generacijski vpliv
na milijone otrok v Siriji,
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growingrastoče up knowingvedeti only warvojna
and out of schoolšola,
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ki odraščajo izven šole in poznajo
le vojno -
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this is a fardaleč more dangerousnevarno
threatgrožnja to stabilitystabilnost
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to je mnogo bolj nevarna grožnja stabilnosti
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than all of ISIS'sISIS je weaponsorožje combinedskupaj,
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kot vse orožje ISIS skupaj
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and we should spendporabiti just as much time
and just as much energyenergija to counterštevec this
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in morali bi porabiti prav toliko časa
in energije, da bi se borili proti temu,
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as what we spendporabiti
when counteringboj proti ISISISIS militarilyvojaško.
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kot ju zapravimo
za vojaški boj proti ISIS.
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Over the pastpreteklost two decadesdesetletja,
our securityvarnost policypolitika has been short-termkratkoročno.
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V zadnjih dveh desetletjih je bila
naša varnostna politika kratkoročna.
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It has focusedosredotočen on the here and now.
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Osredotočala se je na tukaj in zdaj.
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It has systematicallysistematično downplayeddownplayed
the linkpovezavo betweenmed what we do todaydanes
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Sistematično je zmanjševala pomen
povezave med tem, kar danes počnemo
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in the nameime of securityvarnost
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v imenu varnosti,
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and the long-termdolgoročno impactvpliv of those choicesizbire.
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in dolgoročnimi posledicami teh odločitev.
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In the yearslet after 9/11,
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V letih po 11. septembru
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some of the choicesizbire,
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so nas nekatere odločitve,
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some of the policiespravila we'vesmo implementedizvaja
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nekatere politike, ki smo jih uvedli,
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have probablyverjetno madeizdelane us lessmanj,
not more securevarno in the long termdolgoročno.
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verjetno naredile dolgoročno manj,
ne pa bolj varne.
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SustainableTrajnostni, civilian-centeredcivilno-centered securityvarnost
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Obstojna varnost,
osredotočena na civiliste,
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needspotrebe to look at what happensse zgodi
in the long termdolgoročno.
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mora videti, kaj se dogaja dolgoročno.
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Again, for exampleprimer,
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Primer:
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relyingse opira on dronesbrnenje to targetcilj enemiessovražniki
in farawayoddaljenih countriesdržave maylahko be a toolorodje.
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zanašanje na drone, da zadenejo sovražnike
v daljnih deželah, je lahko orodje.
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It maylahko be a toolorodje to make sure
or to lessenzmanjšati the threatgrožnja
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Lahko je orodje, ki zagotovi
ali zmanjša grožnjo
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of an imminentNepričakovano attacknapad
on the UnitedVelika StatesDržave.
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neizogibnega napada na ZDA.
06:16
But what about the long-termdolgoročno impactvpliv?
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Kaj pa dolgoročna posledica?
06:20
If civilianscivilistov are killedubil,
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Če bodo civilisti ubiti,
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if communitiesskupnosti are targetedusmerjeni,
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če bodo skupnosti napadene,
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this will feedkrmo a viciouszačaran circlekrog
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bo to ohranjalo začarani krog
06:28
of warvojna, conflictkonflikt,
traumatravme and radicalizationradikalizaciji,
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vojne, konflikta, travme in radikalizacije
06:32
and that viciouszačaran circlekrog is at the centercenter
of so manyveliko of the securityvarnost challengesizzivi
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in ta začarani krog je v središču
premnogih varnostnih izzivov,
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we faceobraz todaydanes.
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s katerimi se danes soočamo.
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This will not make us safervarnejše
in the long termdolgoročno.
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To nas dolgoročno ne bo zaščitilo.
06:41
We need civiliancivilno securityvarnost,
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Potrebujemo varnost za civiliste,
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we need sustainabletrajnostno
civilian-centeredcivilno-centered securityvarnost,
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potrebujemo obstojno varnost,
ki se osredotoča na civiliste,
06:48
and we need it now.
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in potrebujemo jo takoj zdaj.
06:50
We need to encouragespodbujati thinkingrazmišljanje
and researchraziskave around this conceptkoncept,
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Vzpodbuditi moramo razmišljanje
in raziskave tega koncepta
06:54
and to implementimplementirati it.
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in ga uporabiti.
06:56
We livev živo in a dangerousnevarno worldsvet.
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Živimo v nevarnem svetu.
06:59
We have manyveliko threatsgrožnje
to peacemir and conflictkonflikt.
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Imamo mnogo groženj miru in konflikte.
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Much like in the daysdnevi after 9/11,
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Podobno kot v dneh po 11. septembru
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we simplypreprosto cannotne morem affordprivoščiti
not to think about internationalmednarodni securityvarnost.
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si ne moremo privoščiti, da ne bi
razmišljali o mednarodni varnosti.
07:10
But we have to learnučiti se the lessonslekcije
of the pastpreteklost 20 yearslet.
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Upoštevati moramo izkušnje zadnjih 20 let.
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To get it right, to get securityvarnost right,
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Da bomo prav ravnali, da bomo
imeli pravo varnost,
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we need to focusosredotočiti on the long termdolgoročno.
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se moramo osredotočati na dolgi rok.
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We need to focusosredotočiti on protectingzaščita civilianscivilistov.
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Osredotočiti se moramo
na zaščito civilistov
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And we need to respectspoštovanje
and acknowledgepotrdite the factdejstvo
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in spoštovati ter priznati dejstvo,
07:24
that sustainabletrajnostno securityvarnost
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Translated by Polona Ramšak
Reviewed by Nika Kotnik

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Benedetta Berti - Conflict and security researcher
Benedetta 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.

More profile about the speaker
Benedetta Berti | Speaker | TED.com

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