Research & Analysis

Partnering with the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA), Our Secure Future created this Fact Sheet on WPS for member companies.

The COVID-19 pandemic does not respect borders or power. Armies, weapons, and fortifications will not destroy it. COVID-19 is a national security threat of a different kind. The United States and countries around the world need to reexamine what it takes for people to be safe.

Our Secure Future polled 1,500 registered U.S. voters for their view on foreign policy decision makers, their representations in that area, and if they considered themselves to be feminist.

Women’s Participation and The Fate Of Nonviolent Campaigns | Policy Brief

Drawn from the Women in Resistance (WiRe) data set, this report is a first of its kind attempt to assess resistance movements on the degree to which they incorporate women into their political goals, their memberships, and their leadership.

Produced in partnership with Smash Strategies and based on interviews with experts working in this space, this policy brief grounds the concept of a feminist foreign policy within the US context, outlines connections to other national and international policy frameworks, and provides recommendations...

In the wake of the June 2019 release of the US Government’s Strategy on Women, Peace and Security, OSF Fellow Ambassador Donald Steinberg shares his thoughts on the Strategy overall, as well as his recommendations to ensure its full implementation in the months and years ahead.

OSF asked women around the world how they define security. This fact sheet explores key findings from a global polling project with partners Women's Alliance for Security Leadership and World Pulse.

The new 116th US Congress has an opportunity to explore policy proposals for the WPS agenda that go beyond implementing the WPS Act of 2017.

Just the Facts: A Selected Annotated Bibliography to Support Evidence-Based Policymaking on Women, Peace and Security, is dedicated to answering one critical question: How does implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda make international peace and security efforts more effective?

There is a growing body of evidence that shows us that women’s participation yields positive results. Whether in governance, in peace processes, or serving as peacekeepers, increasing the number of women at the table can reduce corruption, increase trust, and create sustainable peace.

In October 2017, the United States passed the Women, Peace, and Security Act, a piece of landmark legislation that recognizes women as powerful agents of change in peace and security operations.

In August 2017, Our Secure Future: Women Make the Difference and Peace is Loud convened the first Women, Peace and Security Curriculum Consortium, a gathering of 27 experts and thought leaders from across US civilian and military learning institutions, media experts, and policy practitioners at the ...

While men still dominate leadership roles within national and international security structures, they have remained on the sidelines of the Women, Peace and Security movement. With the increasing awareness of the Women, Peace and Security mandates in countries around the world, men who are personall...

While men still dominate leadership roles within national and international security structures, they have remained on the sidelines of the Women, Peace and Security movement. With the increasing awareness of the Women, Peace and Security mandates in countries around the world, men who are personall...

In June of 2017, Our Secure Future partnered with the Nobel Women’s Initiative to convene 20 peacemakers from all over the world at the inaugural Designing Our Secure Future gathering.