PeaceGame: Peacemaking in an Era of Violent Extremism (Session 4 of 5)
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 17/12/2014

The U.S. Institute of Peace and the FP Group, publisher of Foreign Policy magazine and foreignpolicy.com, hosted the third installment of PeaceGame on December 5, 2014. This edition of the biannual PeaceGame examined peace keeping and peace making issues as they relate to the rise in global violent extremism.

Employing PeaceGame’s innovative, scenario-based, multi-media model, the event is built around two scenarios that explore both the economic and political causes of radicalization and support for violent extremism in the context of the current situation in Nigeria.

For more information about PeaceGame, visit: http://www.usip.org/events/peacegame-peacemaking-in-era-of-violent-extremism

Scenario II: Exploring Political Drivers of Extremism and Radicalization in Nigeria

The afternoon scenario explored the political discord underlying the situation in Nigeria, examining issues around inclusion, marginalization, and security in the context of the 2015 election. At play is the tension between the democratic process and Boko Haram’s basic premise that democracy is a tool of western oppression and that an Islamic caliphate is the only system that will genuinely address their grievances.

Watch the next session of the PeaceGame here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbQdwgXEuo