Engaging Extremists

Short Description: 

Many conflicts on the international scene today involve extremist groups that employ violence to achieve their goals.   But should states and international bodies engage entities such as the Taliban, Hamas, and Hezbollah, and if so, which ones, when, and how?

  • Length: 120:39 minutes (48.33 MB)
  • Format: Stereo 44kHz 56Kbps (CBR)
Experts: 

Speakers

  • I. William Zartman
    Professor Emeritus, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University
  • Teresa Whitfield
    Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and Senior Fellow,  Center for International Cooperation, New York University
  • Ambassador Luigi R. Einaudi
    Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
  • Virginia Bouvier, Moderator
    Senior Program Officer, Centers of Innovation, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Steve Riskin, Introductions
    Senior Program Officer, Grant Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Chester A. Crocker, Special Presentation
    James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and U.S. Institute of Peace board member

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