By Jessica Margolis and Tahina Montoya Introduction Over the past several decades, the United States (U.S.) has worked to develop conflict mitigation and prevention strategies...
By Dr. Karin L. Johnston Achieving gender equality is central to the values and aims of the European Union (EU). Advancing human rights and preserving...
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...
By Claire Pamerleau, University of Pittsburgh WIIS Chapter Human agency is slipping out of Afghan women’s hands and into the Taliban’s as the group tightens...
By Claire Pamerleau, University of Pittsburgh WIIS Chapter The women of Afghanistan are living through oppression that most feared would only return in nightmares. Since...
By Ann-Kathrin Rothermel[1] Persistence of Anti-gender Narratives Towards the end of January 2022, a Canadian trucker movement, which calls itself “Freedom Convoy,” made headlines for...
By Claire Harrison In late January 2022, following a series of Houthi rebel strikes on its territory, the United Arab Emirates targeted several civilian infrastructure...
Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Missing Links By Chantal de Jonge Oudraat & Michael E. BrownThis article originally appeared on New Security Beat.Gender issues, climate change, and security problems...
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...