By: Esther Luigi "We see a shadow pandemic growing, of violence against women,” said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka in an official statement on...
By: Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh The women, peace and security agenda has gained notable standing in global politics over the last two decades. United Nations Security...
By: Paula Drumond & Tamya Rebelo The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has evolved tremendously over the past two decades. Since the adoption of...
By: Annina Claesson How is UNSCR 1325 to be implemented if no one has heard of it? On the cusp of the resolution’s 20th anniversary,...
By: Agathe Christien In 2000, the UN Security Council adopted the landmark Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to increase women’s participation in...
By: Ana Laura Velasco Ugalde The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has reached a new generation. Feminists who were children and teenagers when UN...
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...
Women In International Security (WIIS) has opened applications for the 2019 Next Generation Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Symposium, and we are looking forward to...
Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/134051601@N04/18636815068/ By Scott Weiner Gun culture alone cannot explain mass shootings in America. If simply having guns really meant having more mass...
On Monday, June 12, 2017 Women in International Security (WIIS) partnered with the Women’s Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) and the Department of Field Support...
[caption id="attachment_8411" align="alignleft" width="220"] Women Strike for Peace Photo Credit: Library of Congress[/caption] By Kathy Crandall Robinson In this blog post, WIIS Senior Fellow Kathy...
By Clara Fisher, Paige Harland, Kat Ilich, and Erin McGown For two weeks in March, thousands of women and men from every country, culture, and...
By Elizabeth Pond Ukraine has miraculously fought the Russian military behemoth to a standstill and fighting has ceased in the Donbas. With Russian pressure off,...
By Elizabeth Pond With the heavy guns suddenly silenced on the Donbass "truce" line for a month, a new era has begun. The reading of...
Women, Peace and Security in Dutch Foreign Policy: A Recommendation for the New National Action Plan
[caption id="attachment_5209" align="aligncenter" width="572"] Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Thompson: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/625440[/caption] By Alex Paul The Netherlands has long been at the forefront of women, peace...
[caption id="attachment_5201" align="aligncenter" width="552"] http://bit.ly/1VsXH7H[/caption] Written by Ellen L. Haring Last month the Marine Corps began prepping the battlefield for their request for an exception...
By Kelsey Campbell On April 9, Facebook Chief Operating Officer and thought leader Sheryl Sandberg gave a version of her Lean In presentation to employees...