The Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States recently released its recommendations, calling for a new strategy to prevent violent extremism from developing in fragile states. Brookings Senior Fellow George Ingram and President of the U.S. Institute of Peace Nancy Lindborg explain why the U.S. needs to change its priorities from defeating terrorists militarily and focus on addressing the economic, social, and political weaknesses in fragile states which lead to the rise of extremist groups.
Show notes:
- A pragmatic approach to violence and state fragility
- A new prevention paradigm
- The U.S. is closing in on a coherent approach to fragility
- Fragile states and the search for ‘what works’
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PodcastPreventing violent extremism in fragile states
March 6, 2019