Since the Arab Spring, in the Middle East and North Africa, culture has become a weapon of war and terrorist financing tool for violent extremist organizations.
The Antiquities Coalition, Asia Society, and Middle East Institute convened the #CultureUnderThreat Task Force to counter these threats to our world heritage and national security. It brought together leaders from the heritage, law enforcement, legal, military, and security communities. Their resulting report—#CultureUnderThreat: Recommendations for the U.S. Government—put forward 31 specific recommendations to address the ongoing crisis. These include new policies, practices, and priorities for the United States to implement, both on its own and in conjunction with the international community and private sector.
We invite you to read the full report here and learn more at http://taskforce.theantiquitiescoalition.org.