By Daniela Philipson García and Ana Velasco Ugalde On January 11, 2021, the Mexican government presented its first National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace...
By Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Jana Wattenberg In recent years, gender has come up in arms control and disarmament deliberations. Ireland, for example,...
By Felicia Dede Addy and Shikshya Adhikari Ghana is one of the biggest producers of gold in Africa and the world.1 Gold contributes significantly to...
By Katelyn Jones and Julia Whiting In October 2020, Chicago was headed toward an increase of at least 51 percent in the murder rate and...
By Grace Ndirangu and Pearl Karuhanga Atuhaire On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, which is the highest-level...
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...
By Ana BlatnikAs it turns out, gender stereotyping and biases that have had a serious impact on women’s safety in the physical world now appear...
By: Eva van Ophem Ana Blatnik is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS. She is a third-year student at New York University...
By: Ana Blatnik Eva van Ophem is one of the 2021 Gender and Global Security program assistants at WIIS. She grew up in White Plains,...
By: Alissa Indeck Fiona Captan is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS. As a first generation American and university student, Fiona is...
By: Cassandra Zavislak Alissa Indeck is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS. Alissa has always had a passion for learning languages and...
By: Fiona Captan Cassandra Zavislak is a Gender and Global Security Program Assistant at WIIS. Recently graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Susan McLoughlin Disclaimer: Although most of the research conducted around menstruation involves women and girls (which is why I often reference women and girls...
By Dr Vanessa F. Newby What is meaningful participation in the context of national militaries and peacekeeping? In a recent paper co-authored with my colleague,...
Women In International Security (WIIS) has opened applications for the 2021 Next Generation Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Symposium, and we are looking forward to...
By: Sofia Sutera International Joint Ph.D Programme "Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance"- University of Padova, Human Rights Centre "Antonio Papisca" In order to...