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,...
Written by John Arnold, Sarah Kenny, Hannah Lynch and Nadia Crevecoeur View the PDF: Women and the 2018 US Mid-term Elections [caption id="attachment_15611" align="aligncenter" width="640"]...
November 16, 2018 By John Arnold, Nadia Crevecoeur, Sarah Kenny, and Hannah Lynch* Download the PDF here. When the 116th Congress is sworn into office...
Written by Nadia Crevecoeur In recent years, many think tanks have begun to recognize the importance of diversifying their staff and recruiting and retaining more...
By Karin Johnston, WIIS Blog Editor The topic is “Is the Future Democratic? Democracy, Security, Technology,” the gala conference in Berlin a celebration of fifteen years...
When discussing women in predominantly Islamic societies, the prominent narrative in the Western media tends to focus on oppression: the lack of opportunity, of advancement,...
Meet Sarah Kenny Written by: Nadia Crevecoeur “WIIS has opened my eyes to a career path that will enable me to combine my passions...