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Changes in Conflict Resolution – Women, Gender and Global Citizenship

by Julia Hütter Last Friday, 1 March 2019, WIIS Austria President Jessica Grün moderated a breakout session on “Changes in Conflict Resolution” at DASICON 2019 – Towards Global Citizenship: Home Without Borders. Her interview partner was Dr. Brigitte Holzner, lecturer at Karl Franzens Universität Graz. The first part of the conversation developed the concept of […]

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Faces of International Security: Suzanne Vatov

This issue of Faces of International Security will feature Suzanne Vatov, an associate expert in legal matters at CTBTO and a graduate of Paris University in public international law. The CTBTO is the international organization aimed at detecting any nuclear explosion, whether conducted on the Earth’s surface, in the atmosphere, underwater or underground, using an international

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Faces of International Security: Ambassador Véronique Roger-Lacan

This issue of Faces of International Security will feature Ambassador Véronique Roger-Lacan, who is the French Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Her background in international security is impressive: She spent three years at the NATO International Secretariat’s Defense Planning and Operations Divisions, nine years in the Ministry of Defense as

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Faces of International Security: Susan Pickett

Welcome to the inaugural Faces of International Security interview. Today we will be featuring Susan Pickett: Susan Pickett is a Training Development Officer in the Department of Safeguards in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA was established in 1957 to promote the peaceful use of nuclear material. This includes though nuclear energy, nuclear

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Introducing WIIS Words

Welcome to WIIS Words, a new blog published by Women in International Security (WIIS, pronounced ‘wise’) Austria. WIIS Words showcases the exceptional work being done by women working in Austria’s international security community. The blog does not focus narrowly on what might be termed ‘women’s issues’. Rather, WIIS Words is a platform for debate and

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