| | | | Women vs. Women: The Case for Cooperation Join WIIS Pitt on April 6th at 2:30 PM (EST) for a discussion with Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese on her latest research and book. She will discuss how women have been mired in competitive quicksand for millennia, much to their political, social, and economic detriment. | | | | Facing International Challenges: Women as Key Actors On Friday 11, 2022, an assembled panel of international women politicians, mediators, negotiators, and experts spoke at an event on “Facing International Challenges: Women as Key Actors” as part of the Expo 2021-2022 in Dubai. Organized by WIIS Italy and Aspen Institute Italia, in collaboration with the Italian Expo Pavilion, discussions at the conference focused on how to mainstream gender as part of a paradigm shift in the fields of foreign relations, international cooperation, and humanitarian assistance. The event served as a platform for discussion and reflection on how women’s agency shapes successful outcomes in each field. | | | WPS and Organizational Culture: Creating Lasting Change On April 7-8 2022, the U.S. Naval War College will be hosting their 2022 Women, Peace, and Security Symposium, “WPS and Organizational Culture: Creating Lasting Change.” This symposium aims to facilitate the integration of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) throughout the Department of Defense by considering the role of organizational culture in effecting sustainable institutional change. The virtual component of this symposium is open to the public. | | | To see more upcoming events, view the latest Events Hotline. | | The jobs and events hotlines are accessible to WIIS members only. You must be logged into your WIIS account in order to view them. | | | | | Gender and Climate Security: Weaponizing Water Scarcity In late January 2022, following a series of Houthi rebel strikes on its territory, the United Arab Emirates targeted several civilian infrastructure sites in Yemen, including a water facility. This attack is part of a broader historical trend of weaponizing water in war. This blog argues that as both man-made and climate-driven factors accelerate water insecurity in much of the world, the disproportionate impacts of water scarcity on women and girls must be pushed further into the spotlight. | | | Spotlight on the WIIS Community | | | Dr. Armgard von Reden, Chair of WIIS Germany, recently published an op-ed in the German newspaper die Welt, calling for women's participation in peace negotiations and at all levels of leadership. | | | | | The Peace Corner Podcast: Revolutionary Aspects of Feminist Foreign Policy & Women, Peace & Security in Mexico In 2021, WIIS Fellow, Ana Velasco Ugalde, and 2021 WIIS Next Generation Scholar, Daniela Philipson García, published a policy brief assessing Mexico's first National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. They recently recorded an interview with the Peace Corner Podcast where they discuss the implications and contradiction of these first attempts by Mexico to implement the WPS Agenda, in a country where more than ten women are killed every day and where violence against journalists, LGBTQ+, afro descendants, and other marginalized identities is prevalent. | | | | Women and Leadership: A Historic International Women's Day
In the latest episode of the Women and Leadership podcast from WIIS Brussels, host Ilana Bet-El welcomes Rose Gottemoeller, former NATO Deputy Secretary-General, and Steven C. Házy, Lecturer at Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation, for a conversation on the situation in Ukraine. In this episode, they examine the challenges posed to the international rule of law and the European security architecture and reflect on a basic question: can security arrangements be established in isolation from ideological principles? | | |
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