Category: Gender, Identity, and Security
18 Articles
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Beyond Securitization: Rethinking Women, Peace, and Security for Genuine Global Change
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda was established in 2000 with the dual objective of preventing conflict and integrating the historically excluded half of the…
June 4, 2025
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
They Who Have Seen Hell: The Forgotten Child Soldiers of the Yazidi Genocide
In August 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) unleashed a genocidal assault on the Yazidi community of Sinjar in northern Iraq. ISIS massacred Yazidi men and captured…
May 21, 2025
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Unveiling Masculinity: The Complexities of Gender Identities in Jihadi-Salafi Extremism
Judith Butler, a pioneer of third-wave feminist theories, described gender performativity as a phenomenon where “gender proves to be performance”— that is, gender…
May 5, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Not a “Women-only” Issue: Gendered Disinformation Poses a Threat to Election Integrity
As two billion citizens across the globe exercise their voting rights this year, the specter of disinformation looms large over election information integrity and…
March 29, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
How Gender is Misunderstood, Abused, and Forgotten in Security Policymaking—and What We Can Do About It
“Policies and projects intended to assist communities that are fragile or affected by violence are more successful when they consider the different effects conflict has on…
March 28, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia: How A Gendered Lens Can Help Food Aid Distribution
On November 14, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its decision to partially resume a year-long food assistance trial period…
December 6, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
The Burden Women Bear: Israel-Hamas War Sheds Light on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Experienced by Israeli & Palestinian Women
The war outbreak between Israel and Hamas introduces a grim development in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The October 7th attack heightened existing tensions and…
November 15, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
A Reminder To Men: Ending Gender-Based Violence Requires Comprehensive Engagement
In principle, the civil war in South Sudan ended after a peace agreement was signed in 2018. In principle, South Sudan’s constitution ensures a 35 percent…
July 26, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Feeding the Hungry with Feminist Theory
Food security, when every person has access to enough food to meet their dietary needs for a healthy lifestyle, is more important now than ever before. It’s estimated …
January 9, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
All Eyes on Qatar: The Ethical Dilemma of Holding International Events in Countries with Poor Human Rights Records
Two weeks ago, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicked off — a decision that has drawn immense criticism since the Middle Eastern country was announced as the host nation…
December 29, 2022