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Inclusive Security and U.S. Department of State Announce Forum for Innovative Approaches to Global Threats

Posted by on July 27, 2015
Inclusive Security and U.S. Department of State Announce Forum for Innovative Approaches to Global Threats

This fall, we will mark 15 years since the UN Security Council passed a landmark resolution recognizing women’s vital roles in peace and security. Since then, the world has confronted unimagined challenges, from rising violent extremism to cybersecurity risks. These frontiers offer opportunities to innovate and apply hard-earned lessons. This is the moment to reflect, […]

President Obama is Traveling to Kenya—Here Are 10 Women He Should Know

Posted by on July 22, 2015
President Obama is Traveling to Kenya—Here Are 10 Women He Should Know

President Obama travels this week to Kenya, where he and President Uhuru Kenyatta will discuss how to intensify our shared fight against terrorism and stabilize the region. As they debate these critical issues, they can learn a great deal from the ongoing efforts of Kenyan women to build a safer, more inclusive country. The 10 […]

More Than 35,000 People Rally Behind Nigerian Women to Bring Back Our Girls

Posted by on July 8, 2015
More Than 35,000 People Rally Behind Nigerian Women to Bring Back Our Girls

It’s been more than a year since 276 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram. While the world has long since looked away, Nigerian women have continued daily demonstrations, calling on the government to intensify the search. We asked our supporters and friends to make sure these activists know they are not forgotten. Over 35,000 people […]

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“The War Came Upon Us”

Posted by on July 7, 2015

A native of what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Inclusive Security’s Vice Chair, Mirsad “Miki” Jacevic, survived years of brutal siege in Sarajevo. In this video, he reflects that it was the women who held his family—and country—together.

Investing In African Women In Times of Peace

Posted by on June 10, 2015
Investing In African Women In Times of Peace

Women often take on different social, political, and economic responsibilities during the upheaval of war. In some cases, after violence ends, they maintain these new roles and claim a larger space in public life. Take Rwanda, for example. In the 20 years after the genocide, women rose to positions of influence. The country currently ranks […]

Reframing the Conversation: Inclusive Security

Posted by on June 4, 2015
Reframing the Conversation: Inclusive Security

This article, by Council on Foreign Relations Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Catherine Powell, was originally posted on the CFR blog. This fall marks both the fifteenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and securityand the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action: two momentous and pivotal moments for women and women’s […]

Gaining Ground: The Field of Inclusive Security

Posted by on June 1, 2015
Gaining Ground: The Field of Inclusive Security

The Institute for Inclusive Security’s founder and chair, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, recently spoke about the role of women in peacebuilding at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. In the lead-up to the 15th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 this October, Ambassador Hunt explained how the field of inclusive security has gained ground […]

QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About Women Peacekeepers

Posted by on May 28, 2015
QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About Women Peacekeepers

The United Nations has enacted 71 peacekeeping missions since 1948, when the first force was deployed to the Middle East. Over one million people have served as UN peacekeepers—or “Blue Helmets”—helping countries maintain security and rebuild after war.

How much do you know about the women who make up this international force for peace? Answer these 10 questions and find out!

Ambassador Swanee Hunt: 20 Years After Bosnian Peace Accords, Women Still Give Me Hope

Posted by on May 21, 2015
Ambassador Swanee Hunt: 20 Years After Bosnian Peace Accords, Women Still Give Me Hope

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords—which ended the Bosnian war—The Institute for Inclusive Security’s Founder and Chair, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, moderated a discussion by senior diplomats reflecting on the international community’s responses to the conflict. As US envoy to Austria from 1993-1997, Ambassador Hunt hosted negotiations and international symposia focused on […]

Female Journalist Risks Prison—Or Worse—to Report on Syria’s Civil War

Posted by on May 8, 2015
Female Journalist Risks Prison—Or Worse—to Report on Syria’s Civil War

This month’s Elle magazine features a profile of one of our 2015 colloquium participants, a citizen journalist from Syria. As cofounder of the underground newspaper Enab Baladi, Kholoud Waleed (a pseudonym) reports on the horrors perpetrated by all sides of her country’s civil war. When three of the newspaper’s editors were killed and others detained, […]

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