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  Issue Briefs 06-23-2022by Gretchen Baldwin

  Expanding Conceptions of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence among Military Peacekeepers

  UN peacekeeping missions tend to frame conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) narrowly both in terms of who its victims are and who is best placed to address it. The victims of CRSV are usually assumed to be women and girls, and there is often an expectation that women peacekeepers will be better able to address CRSV […]

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  Policy Papers 06-09-2022by Aleksandra Dier and Gretchen Baldwin

  Masculinities and Violent Extremism

  While only a small percentage of men become involved in violent extremism, the majority of violent extremists are men. Across the ideological spectrum, violent extremist and terrorist groups exploit male sentiments of emasculation and loss of power and appeal to ideas of manhood in their recruitment efforts. Yet policymakers rarely focus on gender to help […]

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  Issue Briefs 05-31-2022by Laura Huber

  The Impact of Women Peacekeepers on Public Support for Peacekeeping in Troop-Contributing Countries

  There are several common assumptions about how women peacekeepers may impact public opinion in the countries from which they deploy. Women peacekeepers may boost public support for peacekeeping by increasing the perceived legitimacy of peacekeeping missions. They may also boost public support for women’s rights by challenging norms around the roles women should perform. Finally, […]

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  Meeting Notes 05-19-2022

  Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2022: The Case of MINUSMA

  The UN Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in June 2022. In this context, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and Security Council Report co-hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on April 19, 2022. This roundtable offered a platform for member states, […]

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  Policy Papers 05-09-2022by Jenna Russo

  UN Peacekeeping and Protection of Civilians from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

  While all UN multidimensional peacekeeping operations are mandated to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), the missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, as well as in the Central African Republic, are also mandated to protect civilians from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). While SGBV is often used […]

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