Without Systemic Rethinking, Inclusion is Cooption: On the Need for Feminist Perspectives in Security and Defense Sectors

by Saskia Basa There is no question that the push for inclusion of women in security and defense sectors is gaining traction. In the 21 years that followed the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, over 80 countries have released national

Merchants of Death, Disrupting ‘business as usual’

by Atiaf Alwazir* On the morning of Tuesday 14 September, I was on the DLR train heading to ExCel Centre in London’s docklands. I traveled to London from Brussels to witness and participate in actions against the Defence & Security

Why using the language of war is counterproductive in our global public health crisis: some reflections from self-isolation

Clémence Buchet–Couzy is Peace Programme Assistant at QCEA. One of the things that has really struck me in today’s peculiar times is the rhetoric of war used by many political leaders to talk about the COVID-19 situation. Such rhetoric seems

Every Casualty

Often we hear of wars, violent conflict, armed clashes; we hear of the death toll – not often accurate in terms of the numbers; we do not hear the names of those who are dead unless they are members of