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Women and Women's Rights

Violence Against Women: Beyond Multilateral Virtue Signaling

Multilateral institutions often focus on rhetoric over action in countering violence against women. States inclined to do better should take matters into their own hands and adopt feminist foreign policies.

Blog Post by Chelsea Thorpe December 17, 2019 The Internationalist
Women and Women's Rights

Five Questions on Feminist Foreign Policy: Margot Wallström

This blog post is part of the Women and Foreign Policy program’s interview series on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy, featuring global and U.S. officials leading initiatives to promote gender equality in the defense, development, and diplomatic sectors.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein November 18, 2019 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Feminist Foreign Policy: A Conversation With Former Foreign Minister Margot Wallström of Sweden

In 2014, Margot Wallström, former minister for foreign affairs of Sweden, made headlines around the world as Sweden became the first country in the world to formally adopt a “feminist foreign policy…

Event with Margot Wallström October 1, 2019 Women and Foreign Policy Program

Syrian Civil War

Erdogan, Rouhani and Putin Talk Syria and Populism Looms in Swedish Elections

Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders meet over the war in Syria, Sweden eyes populism amid new general elections, and President Trump’s tariffs could hit $200 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese imports.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and James M. Lindsay September 6, 2018 The World Next Week
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Codifying Consent

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 26 to June 1, was compiled with support from Alexandra Bro, Rebecca Hughes and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein June 1, 2018 Women Around the World
Europe and Eurasia

Why You Need American Dollars to Mint Australian Ones

All countries with central banks exercise monetary sovereignty, right? Nobel economist Paul Krugman certainly thinks so. “Wow,” he wrote, after reading Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds say otherwise i…

Blog Post by Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies June 6, 2011 Geo-Graphics