By Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Kayla McGill and Zi Xue UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) called for...
To mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), Women In International Security (WIIS) and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung...
Fifth-generation telecommunications (5G) technology promises to dramatically increase the interconnectedness and efficiency of commercial and civilian communication infrastructures. 5G will also enable other advances. On...
For delivery within the European Union, Amazon now sells facial recognition cameras for door locks, webcams, home security systems, and office attendance driven by artificial...
The rise of China poses a strategic challenge for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Alliance needs a comprehensive political, economic, and security strategy...
The majority of countries have gender-blind foreign policies. While this may seem like a good thing, such policies fail to acknowledge and address existing gendered...
On August 12, 2017, neo-Nazis and white supremacists shocked the United States and the world alike with a deadly display of domestic terrorism. Tiki-torches, firearms,...
Women who seek to participate in peace processes and political decision-making face many obstacles. To achieve sustainable peace and development, societies emerging from conflict must...
On March 6th, 2019, the AU Women and Politics Institute, AU School of Public Affairs, and Delta Phi Epsilon held a panel discussion and reception...
By Julia Batavick Madison Beltz is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS Global. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs...
By Madison Beltz COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on every economy in the world, but for many women in Latin America, personal security has...
By: Dr. Eleanor Gordon, Ciara McHugh, Jane Townsley Building Inclusive and Responsive Security Sector Institutions Given that effective security and justice sector institutions are fundamental...
By Maeve Murphy In May 2020 I met with Dr. Yolande Bouka, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University in...
By Susan McLoughlin and Rachel Sedehi Under the Trump administration, equal rights to health care are diminishing. Two recent Supreme Court decisions show why this is...
Rachel Sedehi is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS Global. She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, with a minor in...
By Dr. Katelyn Jones, Women, Peace and Security Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs & Nicole Mattea, Women, Peace and Security Intern, Chicago Council on...
By Sanaa Alvira, WIIS Member On the first anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death in August 2019, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid homage to the...
Julia Batavick is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at Women in International Security Global. She is currently pursuing a double major in English...
By Roxana Allen Although envisioned by many philosophers in the 18th and 19th century, only after the carnage of World War I did diplomats begin...