Opinions & Insights

Our Secure Future’s new WPS AI Leaderboard demonstrates the “WPS Competence Gap” across platforms used by global security actors.

Over the course of three days, the National Action Plan Academy on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), organized by UN Women and Our Secure Future, brought together delegations from Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay at the Artigas Institute of Foreign Service (IASE) of Uruguay’s Ministry of Foreign ...

AI-enabled systems are already changing how wars are fought in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. In the United States, recent efforts to move AI more quickly into military operations have deepened concerns that autonomous or AI-assisted targeting without strong oversight could result in civilian deaths. In J...

At the 2026 Blockchain Summit, the Women Leading in Financial Innovation panel brought together bipartisan leadership to explore how emerging financial technologies are transforming economic opportunity, governance, and global security.

AI tools are increasingly shaping modern warfare, but their effectiveness and safety remain deeply contested.

Shutdowns, polarization, progressive-left vs far-right. There is no end to the ways the American people have become fractured. It seems like the skills of dialogue, negotiation, collaboration, and working together to advance our shared commitments on creating a more peaceful and secure world is a th...

The Mobilizing Allies for Women, Peace and Security (MAWPS), a partner of Our Secure Future, awarded the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security a distinguished partner award to launch the third annual Gender, Peace and Security Student Essay Contest.

With efficient energy technologies at the forefront of private sector investment, this analysis examines why decentralized energy initiatives - especially those that meaningfully involve women - benefit not only investors, but also communities in fragile regions.

Examining the risk of blind spots in generative AI models, this blog piece discusses the benefits of a dedicated Women, Peace and Security specific benchmark in achieving more effective AI tools and better security outcomes.

Ambassador Donald Steinberg, Executive Director of Mobilizing Allies for Women, Peace, and Security (MAWPS), reflects on his experience as a delegate for the Women's International Leadership and Disability (WILD) seminar hosted by Mobility International USA.

As many countries in the Asia-Pacific region continue to prioritize initiatives to combat human trafficking, this analysis looks at the crucial role of women in counter-trafficking efforts in Thailand, specifically their participation in the security and justice sectors, and through local community ...

Our Secure Future highlights the Gambian Girls’ Platform, a 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award.

Our Secure Future highlights the Coast Association for Persons with Disabilities, a 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Partners for Women, Peace and Security Award.

As Venezuela's political crisis has worsened, women have emerged as powerful voices of resistance. As the nation struggles with economic collapse and declining democratic rights under Nicolas Maduro's regime, women leaders are transforming the landscape of political opposition through a distinct com...

This analysis looks at the crucial role of funding in shaping the national Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agendas. By examining nations with varying levels of financial commitment and exploring the concept of gender budgeting, this article aims to explore how targeted financial strategies could pot...