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WIIS October Newsletter

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The Only Latina in the Room: Female Representation in National Security


Latina and Hispanic women continue to succeed and shine in the professional environment, yet they are still underrepresented in the national and international security space. According toDr. Fabiana Sofia Perera,Assistant Professor at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Latina and Hispanic women represent less than 1% of the National Security leadership. Join the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute at George Washington University for a panel discussion on representation and equity, followed by opportunities to network with Latina leaders and national security professionals. This event is co-sponsored by Women In International Security.


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Women Vs. Women: The Case for Cooperation
A Conversation with the Author, Joan Johnson-Freese


Join Women In International Security (WIIS) on October 18th at 11 AM for a discussion with author and Senior WIIS Fellow Dr. Joan Johnson-Freeseon her latest book, Women vs. Women: The Case for Cooperation. Women vs. Women is a book about power dynamics and competition between women. It argues that women have been mired in competitive quicksand since the beginning of time, often beginning in earnest during adolescence, to their social, economic, and political detriment.


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Consultation on Women & Security: A Conversation with Ukrainian Women


Two years ago, WIIS Brussels launched a series of consultations on the evolving concept of security. Join them on October 19that 19:00 CET, for a virtual consultation with the women from Ukraine. This WIIS Consultation will seek to share perspectives on women’s roles in peace and security in Ukraine and in Europe more broadly and generate further discussion on aspects of human security. They will be joined by Olena Suslova, a researcher, human rights,and gender activist with more than 30 years of experience. She has worked in Ukraine and in other countries of the former Soviet Union as a short-term expert and trainer on gender, peace culture, and conflict resolution, among others. She founded an NGO, the Women’s Information Consultative Center, in 1995. She published around 50 books, research articles, and manuals on gender issues. She has worked on the WPS agenda since 2010.


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How to Address the Gender Gap in International Peace and Security


Join WIIS Spain (SWIIS) and the Spanish Association of Women´s Diplomats on November 3rd for a conversation on developing practical approaches to addressing gender gaps in international peace and security.

Spain is a leading country in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. At the same time, it is committed to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the Action for Peacekeeping+ initiative, led by the United Nations. All these initiatives highlight the importance of forging alliances and developing strategies to achieve their objectives, counting on the support of civil society, the private sector, academia, and public institutions. This conference will try to channel the efforts made nationally and internationally to achieve the objectives set. Registration for this event will open in mid-October.



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NATO'S New Strategic Concept: A View from Within


WIIS Portugal hosted Dr. Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary-General at NATO, for a timely debate on the new Strategic Concept. Dr. Berti highlighted new priority areas for defense policy development in the next decade, such as an extended EU-NATO collaboration. Dr. Berti's remarks also focused on the promising, robust inclusion of the WPS Agenda in NATO's new strategic foresight, through which Member-States will seek to advance gender-sensitive policies across all areas. Given the shifting geopolitical tide in Europe, she highlighted NATO's commitment to advancing a comprehensive human security framework across deterrence and defense, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security.


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WIIS Poland Presents at an International Training Course on "The Integration of a Gender Perspective in CSDP"


On September 28th, Dr. Kornela Oblińska, Program Director of WIIS Poland, was invited by the Cypriot Ministry of Defense and the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn, to lecture at a special training course in Cyprus. Dr. Oblińska’s presentation focused on the impact of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 based on experiences from peacekeeping missions in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. Dr. Oblińska also presented on Poland’s National Action Plan for implementing UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security and reported on the activities of WIIS Global and WIIS Poland, including their participation in the 2022 Warsaw Security Forum.


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Call for Survey Participation


WIISBrussels is currently working on an EU-funded project entitled“Promoting the role of women in security and counterterrorism,” in the framework of which we are inviting experts to participate in a broad consultation viaa short survey [[link removed]]. The survey will be open until early November 2022 and will help WIIS Brussels to enrich the results of the project. The survey is anonymous and personal data will not be collected.


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Opportunities

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Restoring Deterrence: Coercion and Crises in Southern Asia


Restoring Deterrence: Coercion and Crises in Southern Asiais a free online course produced by the Stimson Center's South Asia Program's Strategic Learning initiative. This course goes beyond academic theory and policy jargon to offer students the analytical tools necessary to assess the roles that coercion and deterrence play in Southern Asia. It covers deterrence relationships in the context of the “strategic chain” in Southern Asia, including China, India, and Pakistan, and explores deterrence concepts, crisis risks among nuclear-armed states, and key crisis case studies.


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Call for Papers: Legacies of Violence and War


The Journal of Security Studies has issued a call for papers and special issue proposals on the theme of Legacies of Violence and War. They welcome both completed individual papers as well as proposals for special issues/forums exploring a wide range of substantive research questions on the theme of this special call. Special issue proposals are due December 15, 2022. Individual papers (outside any proposed special issue) are due February 15, 2023.


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Call for Papers: Digital Workshop on Localizing the Women Peace & Security Agenda Across Multiple Governance Challenges


The Global Transformations and Governance Challenges Programme at Leiden University will be hosting a digital workshop on January 26-27, 2023. This workshop will bring together scholars working on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Participants will be required to present a conference paper related to the topic of ‘Localizing the WPS Agenda’.


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