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Department of State Podcasts
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Shannon N. Green, former director and senior fellow of the CSIS Human Rights Initiative and former managing director of CSIS’s Commission on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), explored the violent extremism phenomenon – its causes, manifestations, and responses. In each episode, Shannon sat down with a different expert or practitioner, building a mosaic of voices and perspectives on CVE from all around the world.
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green speaks with Mark J. Penn, President and Managing Director of the Stagwell Group and member of the CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism. Mark discusses the findings of CSIS's Global Perceptions of Violent Extremism Survey, which was conducted in eight key countries. During this conversation, Mark talks ab…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews James A. Lewis, Senior Vice President and Director of CSIS's Strategic Technologies Program. Jim discusses the role of social media and the internet in violent extremists’ recruitment and radicalization efforts. Jim also shares his views on the nexus of human rights and security in the fight against viol…
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For this session, Shannon N. Green interviews Jesse Morton, Research Fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, and a reformed former extremist who was once a prominent radicalizer in the West. Jesse discusses how his own path towards deradicalization informs his research into the allure and spread of violent extremism. He also …
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews Andrew Shearer, CSIS’s Senior Adviser on Asia-Pacific Security, director of CSIS's new project on alliances and American leadership, and former National Security Adviser to Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott of Australia. Andrew shares his unique perspective on American and Australian approaches…
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In this session, Shannon N. Green interviews Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, clinical psychologist and creator of THE 99, a comic book series featuring Islamic superheroes who embody the 99 attributes of Allah. Through the highly-acclaimed series THE 99, Dr. Al-Mutawa endeavored to portray an alternative, more positive view of Islam. During this conversation, …
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For this episode, Shannon N. Green speaks with Edit Schlaffer, Founder and Executive Director of Women without Borders and Sisters Against Violent Extremism. Having trained over 1,500 women in preventing and recognizing the signs of radicalization across the globe, Edit discusses her work in strengthening families and closing trust gaps to reduce t…
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In this session, Shannon N. Green interviews Dr. Gary Slutkin, Founder and CEO of Cure Violence. Dr. Slutkin discusses Cure Violence’s unique public health approach to violence reduction and how such an approach could be applied to more effectively prevent the transmission of extremist ideologies. His experience as an epidemiologist, academic, and …
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews Rabia Chaudry, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. Rabia discusses her research on the intersection of religion and extremism in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. She also addresses domestic CVE efforts and her work providing cultural competency training to law enforcement, cor…
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For this episode, Shannon N. Green sits down with Mossarat Qadeem, Founder and Director of the PAIMAN Alumni Trust, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL). Mossarat shares her experience as a practitioner countering violent extremism at the grassroots levels in some of the most conflict-affected areas of Pakistan. She ta…
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In this session, Shannon N. Green interviews Dr. Fatima Akilu, Executive Director of the NEEM Foundation, psychologist, and partner of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL). Fatima discusses her role as the founder of the Nigerian government’s deradicalization program for former members of Boko Haram, the importance of psychological a…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green discusses the complexity of radicalization with Institute for Strategic Dialogue senior fellow and counter-terrorism practitioner, Rashad Ali. During this conversation, Rashad shares his unique insight into the allure of extremist ideologies to youth as well as the challenges of the current U.S. approach to counter…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green sits down with former Secretary of Defense and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta, who serves as a co-chair of CSIS’s Commission on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Secretary Panetta shares his unique perspective on the importance of addressing the root causes and allure of violent e…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN). During the session, Sanam talks about the unique role women play in efforts to counter violent extremism, despite the danger and difficulty of this work. She delves into how we can better …
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The U.S. Department of State and USAID announced a joint strategy to counter violent extremism. This new strategy provides a roadmap for mobilizing America’s diplomatic and development tools to counter violent extremism.Violent extremists continue to recruit, radicalize, and mobilize people -- especially young people -- to engage in terrorist acts.…
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For this session, Shannon N. Green sits down with anthropologist and frontline researcher Scott Atran. During the conversation, Scott shares his unique insight into what binds extremists together, the appeal of extremism, and what it will take to effectively counter violent extremist organizations.Door CSIS
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In this session, Shannon N. Green interviews Myanma youth organizer and recipient of the State Department’s Emerging Young Leaders Award, Thinzar Shunlei Yi. Thinzar talks about her work bringing youth together and fostering youth dialogue in Myanmar, as well as her efforts to combat intolerance and extremism through her #myfriend campaign.…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green sits down with Tunisian activist,entrepreneur, and recipient of the State Department’s Emerging Young Leaders Award, Ahlem Nasraoui. Over the course of the interview, Ahlem speaks about her work to empower women and youth through entrepreneurship to better support the democratic transition in Tunisia, as well as he…
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In this episode, Shannon N. Green interviews Maltan Ph.D. candidate, youth advocate, and recipient of the State Department’s Emerging Young Leaders Award, Hillary Briffa. In her conversation with Shannon, Hillary talks about her time as Malta’s Youth Ambassador to the OSCE, her campaign against violent extremism, and her grassroots educational proj…
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In the inaugural podcast episode, Shannon N. Green sits down with Imam Mohamed Magid at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS Center), the largest Muslim congregation in the United States. During the session, Imam Magid shares his perspective on what drives the radicalization of youth, the allure of violent extremism, and how we can stem the ap…
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry provides information on acts of genocide and crimes against humanity by the terrorist organization ISIL, also known as Daesh.
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Rick Stengel, the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, discusses the work that is being done to counter messaging used by violent extremist groups like ISIL.
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President Barack Obama discusses the global campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL.
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Cathy Novelli, the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment at the U.S. Department of State discusses the economic approach to countering violent extremism and the important work being done at the Department of State.
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In this episode we’re going to break down countering violent extremism (CVE) to a basic level and provide you, our listeners, with general information and background needed to understand the fight against violent extremism. Joining the conversation will be Sarah Sewall, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the U.S. …
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This podcast will bring together experts to discuss the progress being made in the international community to counter violent extremism.
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