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 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 Hannah Proctor, Research Fellow, WIIS Global September 9, 2019 The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda was created with the intention of acknowledging and counteracting...
18 December 2018 By: Alicia Luedke The irony is stark. Just as UN bodies, humanitarian agencies and civil society organizations started to “orange the world”...
Meet John Arnold WIIS Gender and Global Security Program Assistant- Fall 2018 By: Sarah Kenny “Sexual orientation and gender identity don’t receive much attention in...
By Grace Ndirangu and Pearl Atuhaire The Missing Peace Young Scholars Network (MPSN) is an initiative of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Women...
By Alicia Luedke [caption id="attachment_6740" align="alignnone" width="150"] Debris in the Terrain Compound after the July attack on aid workers by South Sudanese troops. Photo credit: Adriane...
By Kelsey Campbell November 25, 2014 Originally published in the Huffington Post. November 25th is designated by the United Nations to be the International Day...
By Alex Paul Since 2000 there has been increasing recognition that building a more sustainable peace requires building a more inclusive peace. An inclusive peace...
By Alex Paul Editor’s Note: This blog post is intended to provide WIIS members and others with a summary of the outcomes and key statements...