Category: Gender, Identity, and Security
18 Articles
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Reign of Terror: The Empress of ISIS
Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are all prominent international terrorists who have plotted and executed attacks…
December 2, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Why We Should Pay More Attention to LGBTQ+ Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Security interests in Africa also exist outside of the strategic competition paradigm. Policymakers should be more involved in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the promotion of minority…
November 16, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Intelligence & National Security
Advancing A Feminist Approach To National Security
Over the first two years of the Biden administration, multiple geopolitical flashpoints—including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the protests of “Russian mothers”…
October 17, 2022
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Gender, Identity, and Security
China’s Dismissal of #MeToo as a Tool of Western Influence Harms Women
The #MeToo movement empowered women all across the globe to speak out against sexual harassment, including in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Yet progress in China has…
October 14, 2022
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Taking My Dream To The Grave: Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
Farzana Ahmadi had dreamed of holding a government office after graduating university. Now, she says, she will take her dream to the grave. When the United States military…
April 27, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Race & Security
Lest We Ever Forget: Remebering The World’s Oppressed In The Face Of New Wars
Russia’s war in Ukraine not only victimizes Ukrainians but also negatively impacts minorities throughout the world. By encompassing almost all of the United State’s public,…
April 20, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Stronger Together: The Impact Of Women’s Involvement In Foreign Policy And Peace Agreements
In 2011, Nicholas Kristof highlighted in a New York Times blog that, “When girls get educated, when women enter the formal labor force, when female talent can be…
March 23, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Gender, Identity, and Security
The Mystique Of The Female Soldier: Portrayals Of Ukrainian Women In Western Media
The conflict in Ukraine is one of the largest Europe has seen since World War II. While warfare has changed a lot in 80 years, the way we perceive women’s roles in wartime has…
March 15, 2022