What’s so important about WPS? The fact that women make up at least half the population should be reason enough to include them in peace and security processes, but the ‘emphasis on women’ continues to …
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The security challenge of conflict-related sexual violence The UN Security Council (UNSC) debated strategies for preventing and reducing conflict-related sexual violence in its annual debate on the issue last month. Speakers addressed structural discrimination and …
This article is the first in a series on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ that The Strategist will publish over coming weeks in recognition of International Women’s Day 2018. Eds. Women and children suffer disproportionately in wars and …
Women, ‘standards’ and the military Analysis by The Economist shows that there’s a link between gender, prevailing norms and barriers to women’s participation in male-dominated fields. This is relevant in the military, where this month …
Sea state The Indonesian navy has seized one tonne of the drug ice from the Singaporean-flagged vessel Sunrise Glory. The methamphetamine was found hidden in 41 sacks buried among food supplies. The Indonesian navy says …