Human Security in the Face of Violent Extremism

Global Future of Security

February 26, 2016

Human Security in the Face of Violent Extremism

Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations special representative on sexual violence in conflict, inaugurated Georgetown's semester-long conversation on global security with her lecture "Human Security in the Face of Violent Extremism."

Special Representative Bangura addressed the threat that violent extremism poses for human security, with a focus on its gender dimension. A key excerpt from her lecture is posted below.

Georgetown faculty, students, and scholars around the world offer their responses to Special Representative Bangura's remarks. All are welcome to join the conversation using the commenting feature.

Responses

Obstacles for Countering Sexual Violence as a Form of Terrorism

Celeste Carano | March 5, 2016

Human Security in the Face of Violent Extremism

Zainab Hawa Bangura | March 5, 2016

Tribalism and Modernity

March 4, 2016

Putting Women First in Syria

John Arterbury | March 4, 2016

Women in War Zones: Their Plight, Our Collective Political Responsibility

Patrice Ndayisenga | March 4, 2016

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Over the course of 2015 and 2016, the Global Futures Initiative invited the Georgetown University community to address four critical global issues: development, governance, security, and the environment.

During the spring 2016 semester this blog brought together Georgetown’s leading scholars in global security with faculty, students, and colleagues around the world for a conversation about security challenges facing humanity.

Georgetown is home to a number of security-related centers and programs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown College, and the Georgetown University Law Center. Among these are the Center for Security Studies, M.A. Program in Conflict Resolution, Mortara Center for International Studies, and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.