This article was originally published by The Washington Post. She was born a Rwandan refugee in Uganda, where her parents herded cattle. A bright and determined student, she went to class under a tree using a borrowed identity, was smuggled across borders to continue her schooling, graduated from Uganda’s Makerere University and studied law on […]
This article was originally published by United Press International. As the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections began to trickle in, one Washington based group of Iraqi expatriates were more concerned with gender, than with party or ethnic affiliation. “We want the recognition of women to be leaders, to be in the ‘making decisions’ positions,” said […]
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe. The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but the atrocities continue. Since 1998, nearly 4 million people have died, not only as a result of violence but also from disease and famine triggered by war. Every 24 hours means another 1,000 […]
This article was originally published by The Jerusalem Post. In contrast to the numerous learned books that have already been published about the Balkans, in This Was Not Our War, Ambassador-author Swanee Hunt tells the history of the conflict through the experiences of those who lived through it. By conducting in-depth interviews, Hunt analyzes the […]
This article was originally published by The Jerusalem Post. Ambassador Swanee Hunt sits in the lobby of east Jerusalem’s American Colony Hotel holding court. Indeed, her elegant style of dress and soft-spoken manner make her seem like a regal figure, as she greets the diplomats, religious figures and activists she has come to see during […]
This article was originally published by Korea JoongAng Daily. Swanee Hunt, a Harvard University professor, who is highly renowned not only in the academic community but also in the political circle and on the global arena, is currently doing research on all kinds of gender equality barriers that keep women out of the job market. […]
This article was originally published by Newsweek. Nowhere are women leaders more essential than in countries devastated by war. Studies from the World Economic Forum and Harvard-based nonprofit the Initiative for Inclusive Security show that women are better at creating and keeping the peace in post-conflict societies because women are–generally–less violent than their male counterparts. […]
This article was originally published by the Los Angeles Times. The new Iraqi constitution — to be approved or rejected in a nationwide referendum today — includes a provision that would never get passed in the United States: It sets aside at least 25% of the seats in parliament for women. Such an idea would […]
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. In his first public undertaking as US Ambassador, John Bolton is pressing for sweeping institutional reforms at the United Nations. His approach is presumably intended to enhance UN efforts at peacekeeping, fighting terrorism, nuclear disarmament, and democratization. This week, 175 world leaders will convene for […]
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. This past weekend, I saw “Hotel Rwanda,” one of this year’s Academy Award nominees. The film tells the story of the 1994 genocide, through a personal and true tale. It was a chilling experience, not just because the notion of genocide is impossible to comprehend, […]
