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June 24, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
Women are Critical to Ending Wars—and the Trump Administration Agrees

Earlier this month, the Donald J. Trump administration launched the new U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security. Is the new strategy a sign that the United States will finally make its own securi…

Afghan women attend the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan. April 29, 2019.

June 2, 2020

Peacekeeping
UN Peacekeeping Recognizes that Women are Key to Lasting Peace amid COVID-19

The contributions of women peacekeepers are critical in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as peace operations protect civilians where violence continues, and support ongoing peace processes and …

A U.N. worker wears a U.N. helmet with the word "peace" written on it in Martissant, Haiti.

September 3, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
Women Help Prevent Terrorism. Congress Should Encourage the Pentagon to Pay Attention.

As Congress argues over the 2020 defense authorization bill, there is one issue that should provide common ground: the benefits of investing in women’s contributions to security. The House has alread…

Female members of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces arrive in Dili to take part in the UN peacekeeping operation in East Timor. April 11, 2002.

January 31, 2020

Women and Women's Rights
Human Trafficking Helps Terrorists Earn Money and Strategic Advantage

As the United States renews its commitment to protecting freedom and ending slavery—with its annual observation of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention this month, culminating on Nationa…

Rohingya Refugees

October 11, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
How Violent Extremist Groups Profit From the Trafficking of Girls

As the world celebrates the power and potential of girls today, on the International Day of the Girl Child, we must also grapple with the significant obstacles that prevent girls from participating f…

One of the twenty-one Chibok school girls released by Boko Haram carries her baby during their visit to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Abuja, Nigeria. October 19, 2016.