Moderated by Professor Macdonald, experts discussed the environments that enable terrorism. Topics included Pakistani seminaries and their relation to jihads, Hamas radicalization of Palestinians, and terrorism in East Africa caused by government corruption, religious fundamentalism, and endemic poverty. After their presentations the panelists responded to audience members’ questions.
Professor Shinn is a former State Department coordinator for Somalia.
“Environments that Enable Terrorism” was a session of “The Roots of Terror: Understanding the Evolving Threat of Global Terrorism” conference sponsored by Women in International Security and the U.S. Army War College held at the Wyndham Washington Hotel.
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