Samoa holds WPS summit On 22 and 23 August, New Zealand’s defence ministry and Samoa’s foreign affairs ministry co-hosted a summit on women, peace and security in Apia. Military and police personnel, government officials, academics …
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The challenge of how to increase female participation in peacekeeping forces is currently under the international spotlight, as reflected in recent debates in the UN Security Council and in the EU. Deploying more women in …
Gender inequality persists in international relations and national security The Lowy Institute has released a comprehensive study of women in Australia’s international relations sector, revealing ‘severe gender imbalances … despite some prominent trailblazers’. The study …
There are few things more ridiculous than an all-male panel (‘manel’), committee or decision-making body. Aside from some very rare exceptions, why they continue to exist today is completely beyond me. Ambassador to the US …
WPS Strategic Insights paper launched ASPI launched its third Strategic Insights paper on WPS. This year’s collection of articles offers insights and recommendations to address some of the emerging challenges—including cybersecurity, health security and resource …