{"id":44999,"date":"2015-06-02T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=44999"},"modified":"2015-06-02T20:32:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T20:32:38","slug":"playing-at-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=44999","title":{"rendered":"Playing at Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — in which Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Phillip Smyth get into role ]
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The United States Institute of Peace<\/strong> is holding what it terms a PeaceGame<\/a> today and tomorrow<\/del>:<\/p>\n

The current PeaceGame series is tackling one of the timeliest and most challenging of issues confronted by the U.S. government and stakeholders worldwide: the global rise of radical groups and violent extremism. Building on a successful first session in December exploring the political and economic roots of extremism and violence, our June event will focus on the human element: why do today\u2019s extremist movements attract recruits worldwide, and how can the international community more effectively both counter this appeal and manage the reintegration of radicalized individuals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s an interesting topic all right — but when it comes to role-playing “stakeholders worldwide” there are going to be some interesting participants..<\/p>\n

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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross<\/strong>, for instance, is playing the Islamic State:<\/p>\n

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Hello, #PeaceGame<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/pAlxvxT2NK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gartenstein-Ross (@DaveedGR) June 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n