By Callum Watson In 2013, the United Nations Security Council pledged to ‘increase its attention to women, peace and security issues in all relevant thematic areas of work on its agenda, including … threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts’. But despite this UN-level aspiration, many international…

By Maxime Mailhot Version française également disponible ci-dessous. On 4 August 2022 a series of explosions tore through a munitions store and its surroundings in the Grunewald forest west of Berlin, Germany, starting a blaze the city’s fire department described as its toughest operation since the Second World War. What…

By: David Atwood and Gian Giezendanner UN arms embargoes on conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are among the most frequently imposed injunctions to compel states and non-governmental actors to act in the interests of international peace and security. However, implementing and enforcing arms embargoes is a complicated…

By David Atwood and Gian Giezendanner Any multilateral instrument on an issue of international concern, such as arms control or disarmament, is likely to impose reporting obligations on the participating states. Reporting has several functions, from indicating how well an instrument is being implemented over time to revealing weak spots…

By Gergely Hideg, with Callum Watson The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine has exacted a devastating toll on the Ukrainian civilian population. …

By Aldana Romano and Julián Alfie Versión en español a continuación ‘Actresses, politicians, artists, businesswomen, role models…all women, bah… Won’t we raise our voices? THEY’RE KILLING US.’ Argentinian journalist Marcela Ojeda posted this tweet on 11 May 2015. Three weeks later, on 3 June, more than 200,000 people gathered before…

By: Charline Perdrix, student lawyer and Small Arms Survey intern (August 2022 to February 2023) Version française également disponible ci-dessous. Almost one in three women across the globe — some 736 million women in total — have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime…

By: Dr. Marco Iazzetta Data art designer: Melina Carla D’Auria Versión en español a continuación Every 35 hours, a woman is assassinated in Argentina just for being a woman. This dire situation unleashed a wave of protests, beginning on 3 June 2015 with a march under the slogan ‘Ni una…

By: Nicolas Florquin, Alaa Tartir, and Anthony Obayi Onyishi