Women and Terrorism: Perpetrators, Victims, Resisters, and Solution Finders

Abstract

We have a limited view of women as victims of terrorism, because of a strategic blind spot. This blind spot keeps us from understanding the complexity of women and terrorism and the multiple roles women play as perpetrators, victims, resisters, and solution finders. Thus, this hinders our ability to develop effective programs to counter violent extremism (CVE). However, if we understand the complexity of women's roles we can develop better programs to prevent and to counter violent extremism, specifically in Africa. This paper discusses how AFRICOM can include women as an active part of the counter terrorism conversation by treating men and two mens potential for violence equally, including local women in planning CVE programs, and increasing women as part of national security forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 2018
Accession Number
AD1062051

Entities

People

  • Brenda Soya

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Counterterrorism
  • Governments
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Radicalization
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • Victims
  • Violence
  • War Colleges
  • West Africa

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