Children associated with terrorism often motivated by love, not hate, says UN think tank

(United Nations University) Contrary to conventional wisdom, UNU research suggests that children join armed groups for positive, pro-social reasons. These findings have significant policy implications as many existing efforts to prevent violent extremism operate on the assumption that antisocial tendencies drive involvement with violent groups.

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