Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently reversed a 2018 Trump administration decision that had made it almost impossible for people to win asylum in the United States if they were fleeing domestic violence in their home countries...
The 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda comes at a time of great global turmoil. The rise of authoritarianism and extreme rightist ideologies around the world have generated backlash against gender equality and the idea of involving women in...
Six months into her job as the United States ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, Kelley Currie has done little to demonstrate that she can restore American leadership on women’s rights while reporting to an ideologically driven administration known...
... from conservative, patriarchal societies—for the enormous loss of power and identity that can come from transitioning into a new, more egalitarian society, says anthropologist Kathleen Kuehnast, senior gender advisor at the United States Institute ...
According to Kathleen Kuehnast of the United States Institute of Peace, “Out of some 585 peace treaties drafted over the last two decades, only 16 percent contain specific references to women.” Meanwhile, UN Women's 2012 report, Women's Participation ...
Kathleen Kuehnast, senior gender adviser at the congressionally funded, independent United States Institute of Peace, said policymakers hoping to challenge violent extremism should understand fault lines involving population distribution, age and religion.
Alise Cortez, host of the Working on Purpose radio show on Voice America's Empowerment channel, will interview Dr. Kuehnast about her own professional journey and the work she and her many partners are doing in developing programs, symposiums, and ...
Kathleen Kuenhast, senior adviser at the U.S. Institute of Peace, said sexual violence is "a huge security issue" in conflict zones. She said for it to not be as important as guns is to "absolutely miss the point" that sexual violence used in conflict ...
Officials should not view this recruitment of girls as just a “women's issue,” Kathleen Kuehnast, director of gender and peace-building at the United States Institute of Peace, said at Wednesday's hearing. She said it has implications for broader ...
“We are watching 21st century media, which we see as a form of freedom of expression, being used as a tool for extreme propaganda and violence,” explained Kathleen Kuehnast, the director of gender and peacebuilding at the U.S. Institute of Peace.