Benedetta Berti: The surprising way groups like ISIS stay in power
Benedetta Berti: El sorprendente método empleado por grupos como ISIS para permanecer en el poder
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armados no estatales:
terroristas, insurgentes o milicias.
insurgents or militias.
when they're not shooting.
grupos cuando no están disparando.
these violent actors
agentes generadores de violencia
from violent engagement
a la confrontación no violenta.
de la política y en la biblioteca.
and in the library.
is key to solving most ongoing conflict,
resolver casi todo conflicto en curso,
and non-state actors.
y actores no gubernamentales.
y un actor no gubernamental.
and a non-state actor.
incluso debemos involucrarlos
we need to either engage them
process that has to be successful.
de resolución de conflictos exitoso.
these organizations tick.
a estas organizaciones.
por las que luchan, cómo lo hacen,
how they fight, why they fight,
when they're not fighting.
hacen cuando no pelean.
no armadas se relacionan.
and unarmed politics are related.
ni mucho menos derrotarlos,
let alone defeat them,
are complex organizations.
son organizaciones complejas.
violento contra Israel.
confrontation against Israel.
un partido político,
a political party,
y un aparato militar.
and a military apparatus.
against Israel,
suicidas contra Israel,
Franja de Gaza desde 2007.
más que simplemente disparar.
than just shoot.
communication machines --
compleja de comunicación:
y estrategias en redes sociales.
and social media strategies.
y publicada para reclutar.
and published to recruit.
in complex fund-raising --
en una compleja recaudación de fondos
profitable businesses;
negocios rentables;
to increase their strength,
incrementar su fortaleza,
and to build their brand.
también hacen algo más:
with the population
invirtiendo en servicios sociales,
administran hospitales,
or micro-loan programs.
profesional o de micropréstamos.
estos servicios y más.
of these services and more.
de conquistar a la población
to win the population over
el estado no brinda:
that the state is not providing:
in war-torn Afghanistan,
Afganistán desgarrado por la guerra
of the ascent of ISIS,
del ascenso de ISIS,
los esfuerzos de estos grupos
at these groups' efforts
en estos casos, la seguridad
came at an unbearably high price
elevado para la población.
social services fills a gap,
sociales significa llenar un vacío,
to increase their strength
fortalecer e incrementar su poder.
of the Palestinian Hamas
de 2006 del Hamas palestino
el trabajo social del grupo.
acknowledging the group's social work.
when we look at armed groups,
analizamos a los grupos armados,
las fortalezas de estos grupos,
these groups' strength,
left by the government,
dejadas por el gobierno,
to be both armed and political,
y dan gobernabilidad.
and provide governance.
are complex and sophisticated,
son estas organizaciones,
as the opposite of a state.
como algo contrario a un estado.
a group like Hezbollah?
they administer all their functions,
administran todas sus funciones,
el sistema de alcantarillado.
they run the sewage system.
something different and new?
algo nuevo y diferente.
non-states, and in-between,
de naciones sin estado e híbridos,
como en el Oriente Medio actual,
like in the Middle East today,
los actores no gubernamentales.
step in and fill that gap.
because to counter these groups,
porque para contrarrestar a estos grupos
in non-military tools.
en herramientas no militares.
of any sustainable approach.
de cualquier enfoque sostenible.
for peacemaking and peacebuilding.
para establecer y consolidar la paz.
what incentives to offer
de la violencia a la no violencia.
from violence to nonviolence.
between states and non-states,
entre estados y actores no estatales,
ganar algunas batallas,
peace nor stability.
in filling that security gap,
para llenar ese vacío de seguridad,
prosperar en un principio.
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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