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...
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...
On August 12, 2017, neo-Nazis and white supremacists shocked the United States and the world alike with a deadly display of domestic terrorism. Tiki-torches, firearms,...
Nadia Crevecoeur has long been a resident of the DMV area, growing up in Churchville, Maryland and later attending high school in Towson, Maryland. Nadia...
Sandra Pepera is the Director for Gender, Women and Democracy at the National Democratic Institute. Sandra is a British professional woman of African descent and...
Hannah surveying the beautiful Georgian countryside Hannah Lynch grew up in the scenic coastal town of Newport, Rhode Island with her parents, younger brother, and...
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”...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2018 WIIS President, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Recognized as Gender Champion Dr. de Jonge Oudraat Pledges to Further Gender Parity...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, November 14, WIIS President Chantal de Jonge Oudraat was honored as a Gender Champion at the annual Ploughshares Fund conference on...