We must not abandon Afghan women now, as gender equality goes beyond domestic policy within the US or Afghanistan.

In 2005, the UN Secretary General Special Report called on member states to create Women, Peace and Security (WPS) National Action Plans detailing how they will fulfill the mandate, to ensure that countries follow through with their commitments. The Our Secure Future Women, Peace and Security Academ...

In this installation of Notes From the Field, we highlight the work of Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham at Smash Strategies.

Part one of our guest blog series exploring the nexus of gender, conflict and climate change.

Read the two letters OSF and partner organizations sent to Congress and the Holy See to urge the Biden Administration to act in Afghanistan.

The new Biden Administration will encounter a mix of traditional and non-traditional security challenges, including authoritarian governments and state aggression, violent non-state actors, cyber threats, climate change, and human rights abuses. All of these security threats have a dimension often t...