Why extremist groups target young people | Sofie Lilli Stoffel | TEDxBerlin Salon

When I tell people that I work on children and peace and security, about nine out of 10 times, I get the same reaction. A polite smile and a look that practically yells, "Oh, sugar clouds and unicorns." Something soft, something sweet, something frankly befitting a young woman, but nothing to take too seriously. The uncomfortable truth is Vladimir Putin, the Taliban, and the radical right take my field far more seriously than most democracies do because they understand something that we often overlook.How y ...