In April 2018 Alek Minassian drove a van into a crowd of people in Toronto, killing ten people. A few minutes before, he had posted...
For over 30 years, Women In International Security (WIIS) has worked to advance the role of women in national and international security. While much progress...
The international community has taken a strong stance against conflict-related sexual violence, deeming it a war crime. However, international actors are paying scant attention to...
By Luisa Ryan and Shannon Zimmerman At the UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference, Canada announced the launch of the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peace...
By Velomahanina T. Razakamaharavo, Luisa Ryan, and Leah Sherwood. United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 expressed a global commitment to the Women, Peace, and...
While the cybersecurity industry will require approximately six million workers to meet its projected job demand by 2019, many positions will remain unfilled without more...
Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) hosted “Taking the Next Step to Leadership: Advancing Your Career in International Security.”...
By Phoebe Donnelly When we read or hear about Somalia’s Al-Shabaab, we rarely learn about women inside the group. [1] When we envision a member...
By Grace Ndirangu and Pearl Atuhaire The Missing Peace Young Scholars Network (MPSN) is an initiative of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Women...
By Margaret Monyani In the last decade, Kenya has experienced numerous terrorist attacks. Initially, it was assumed that a terrorist is typically a ‘Muslim foreigner,’...
WIIS is proud to announce a new partnership with the WFPG. On June 28th, 2018, Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Women’s Foreign Policy...
Interview with Amy Frumin and Brooke Stedman Amy Frumin, President of WIIS Florida, and Brooke Stedman, WIIS Global Program Manager, were featured in a radio...
Alistair Millar, Founder and Director of the Global Center on Cooperative Security Alistair Millar is Founder and Director of the Global Center on Cooperative Security....
How is being a WIIS member valuable to you? I learned about WIIS when I was in graduate school. I was very fortunate to have...
Sarah Yerkes, Visiting Foreign Policy Fellow- Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution 1. How is being a WIIS member valuable to you? I...
By Sahar Khan Gina Haspel was sworn in as the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) first female director on May 21, 2018 following a controversial nomination period and a...