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...
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...
WIIS Global’s March book club read, Half the Sky, is a nonfiction book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn regarding what they call “a passionate...
By Susan McLoughlin, Program Assistant, WIIS Global Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault and Violence After gaining vast amounts of national and global attention, Delhi’s “Nirbhaya” gang...
By Hannah Proctor, Research Fellow, WIIS Global March is Women’s History Month and the month of the International Day of the Woman (March 8). It’s an...
By Scott Weiner, Policy Analyst, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Saudi Arabia’s approach to women’s rights prioritizes form over function. The changes it has...
By Kelsey Brennan, Rachel McGrath, and Jessica Sprouse WIIS Members, Co-Founders of WIIS-Pitt November 5, 2019 International security does not just happen in Washington or...
WIIS member Jean Schindler interviewed Dr. Catherine Lena Kelly about her recent book, Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa: Senegal in Comparative Perspective. The...
By Dr. Swadesh M Rana, WIIS Member* Reliable data is still missing on how many more women may have become game changers if their lives...