July Newsletter

EVENT:
WIIS Germany General Assembly

• Date: September 6
• Details: WIIS Germany will hold its annual general assembly, followed by a summer party in Berlin. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 PM. The summer reception will start immediately afterward, presumably around 7:30 PM or 8:00 PM. If you are interested in attending, please contact [email protected].

OPPORTUNITY:
PeaceCon 2024

• Offer: WIIS members are eligible for discounted in-person and virtual tickets. 
• Details:  The Alliance for Peacebuilding, in partnership with the US Institute of Peace, will hold its 12th annual conference, PeaceCon 2024 — Status Quo No More: Building Peace in the Time of Rising Violent Conflict. PeaceCon 2024 invites senior officials, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how the field must evolve to strengthen existing peacebuilding instruments and develop new architectures to manage conflict and prevent violence during tectonic geopolitical shifts.

OPPORTUNITY:
Register for the 2024 Summer Webinar Series on Careers in Emerging Technology Policy 

• Offer: Available to WIIS members
• Date: Mid-July to Late August
• Details: The Horizon Institute for Public Service is hosting a series designed to help individuals interested in federal AI and biosecurity policy decide if they should pursue careers in these fields. Each session features experienced policy practitioners who will discuss what it’s like to work in emerging technology policy and provide actionable advice on how to get involved. 

OPPORTUNITY:
Data Analytics for Policy Professionals Course

• Offer: 10% discount for WIIS members.
• Details: GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs’ Data Analytics for Policy Professionals Course is an executive education program that aims to bridge the gap between data science and traditional analysis in international affairs and public policy.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat Joins the Elliott School of International Affairs

• Details:  Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat (WIIS Board of Directors) was named the John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and Program Director of the Masters of Arts in International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs 

Beyond Representation: Celebrating Women's Leadership

• Date:  July 10
• Summary: WIIS and Our Secure Future held a breakfast to start off the NATO Summit in DC.   Irene Fellin (NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for WPS and Founding President, WIIS Italy),  Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta (Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State) and Jessica Lewis (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State) spoke about the impact of women leaders in the transformation of NATO strategy and the integration of gender perspectives in its institutional policies. 

Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War

• Date:  June 26
• Summary: WIIS held an in-person discussion with Dr. Tanisha Fazal (Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota) on her publication, Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War.  Dr. Fazal was joined by Dr. Tracey Perez Koehlmoos (Director of the Center for Health Services Research, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) and Lourdes Tiglao (Executive Director, Center for Women Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

WIIS Members are eligible for a 30% discount on "Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War." To access your discount, visit our members-only discounts and offers page. Not a member? Join here.

WIIS UK Host Article Club | No. 1 “Can a Feminist Foreign Policy be Undone?”

• Date: July 16

• Summary: WIIS UK hosted the inaugural event in its quarterly article club. The discussion focused on feminist foreign policy, the impacts of Sweden’s 2022 decision to revoke its feminist foreign policy, and the larger global implications. 

WIIS Poland Attends Working Group on Polish National Action Plan on WPS

• Summary: On June 14, the civil society working group met to develop a new Polish National Action Plan on implementing the WPS Agenda. WIIS Poland’s Executive Committee members—prof. Aleksandra Gasztold, Dr. Kornela Oblińska, and Marta Samburska-Kinal—made a strong contribution to the process.

WIIS Horn of Africa: Navigating Stability: Quest for Peace in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea

• Date: July 4

• Summary: Fauziya Abdi (President,  WIIS Horn of Africa) participated in the Aswan Forum on two panels on peacebuilding in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea and women in conflict.

WIIS Australia: Women in Development, Diplomacy and Defence

• Date: July 3

• Summary: WIIS Australia and  Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue hosted a joint event presenting the new research featured in a recent book by Dr Elise Stephenson (Deputy Director, the Global Institute for Women's Leadership) entitled “The Face of the Nation: Gendered Institution in International Affairs”.

WIIS Spain: National Security: A 360 Concept

• Date: July 1

• Summary: WIIS Spain and the Club Diálogos para la Democracia held an event with  Major General Loreto Gutiérrez (National Security Director, Department of National Security). They examined a vision of Spain's risks and threats in this complex world and the evolution of Spain’s security system. 

Allies endorse a new NATO WPS Policy

• Summary:  Congratulations to WIIS alumna Irene Fellin on the endorsement of NATO's new WPS Policy.  NATO's new policy outlines strategic objectives. 

WIIS France Releases 2024 Gender Score Card

• Summary:  WIIS France released their gender scorecard for 2024. They examined the disparities that persist between the genders in two sovereign ministries: Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces. They identified the efforts that need to be made to support women toward positions of responsibility and to identify the obstacles that persist. The Gender Score Card also highlights corrective measures for these inequalities, which they hope will have even more positive effects on gender balance in the coming years.