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Gendered Risks in Lebanon
Lebanon is facing a convergence of security, political, and humanitarian pressures—and women…
GIWPS Analysis: Hegseth Removes Black and Female Officers From Promotion List
The decision by United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to remove…
Where Are the Women?
This year, International Women’s Day came and went in a world marked…
Women’s Empowerment Takes a Back Seat as Philippines Peace Process Unravels
It has been a grim decade for the UN Security Council’s “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) agenda, with violence against women in war zones up, women’s participation in peace talks down, funding for frontline women’s organizations drying up, and a global backlash against women’s rights. Among the few success stories the international community could point…
Gendered Risks in Lebanon
Lebanon is facing a convergence of security, political, and humanitarian pressures—and women and girls are bearing the brunt. Our Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Conflict Tracker March 2026 update highlights how escalating hostilities are compounding gendered risks across the country. In southern Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes and escalating cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah are driving civilian casualties…
GIWPS Analysis: Hegseth Removes Black and Female Officers From Promotion List
The decision by United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to remove two women and two Black officers from a one-star promotion list is unprecedented and concerning. Military promotions are designed to be merit-based, reflecting decades of service and leadership. Senior military officials note that they cannot recall a defense secretary selectively removing individual officers…
What the Latest Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Reveals About Global Rights
Where Are the Women?
This year, International Women’s Day came and went in a world marked by new and proliferating conflict, rising military spending, resurgent authoritarianism, and shrinking civic space. Yet, as the loud cries of the world’s crises shatter the peace, a familiar silencing persists: women’s voices remain excluded from the negotiating tables. The question is not whether…
First Lady of Ukraine Speaks at GW
Take a Class on Gender and International Security this Fall
Georgetown University offers a variety of courses that enable students to critically engage with some of the most pressing global issues through a gender lens. In Fall 2026, a wide range of classes will be offered across the university—including several new and interdisciplinary offerings. Fall 2026 Graduate Courses These graduate courses count toward the Georgetown…
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: March Updates
Our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker combines real-time data points and original analysis to offer gender-sensitive insight into conflict dynamics across 27 countries. To see the complete analysis across all 27 countries monitored, please visit the WPS Conflict Tracker website and explore by country. Spotlight: Iran & Broader Middle East Crisis On February 28,…
Ukraine: Emerging as a “Textbook” Case for Advancing Women, Peace and Security during Active War
As the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) concludes—under a renewed global focus on advancing gender equality and strengthening the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action—it is critical to reflect on Ukraine’s trajectory during the fourth year of full-scale invasion and what has been its harshest winter to date.…
Interview: Water Security, Stability and Women’s Leadership in Africa’s Water Future
In this interview, representatives from the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) discuss how the Africa Water Vision 2063 and Policy (AWV63&P) reframes water security as a peace and governance issue, and why women’s leadership is central to climate-resilient water stability and their new way of “doing business.” Water security in Africa is more than…
More Than War: Ukraine’s Battle for Truth, Memory, and Identity
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Families have been separated across continents. Entire cities have been reduced to rubble. Yet beyond the visible destruction lies a quieter threat: the erasure of memory. War does not only destroy buildings. It distorts narratives, manipulates truth, and attempts to redefine identity.…
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