Women, Peace and Security in US Security Cooperation

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Hosted by the Kroc School of Peace Studies, Susan Yoshihara will present findings from her new book Women, Peace & Security (WPS) in US Security Cooperation. The book explores the origins, rationale, and evolution of Women, Peace and Security efforts in the context of US security cooperation. Focusing on real-world policy and practice, it draws on cases ranging from post–World War II Japan to contemporary Ghana to demonstrate how including women in security cooperation efforts, while not without challenges, has improved operational effectiveness across the US military, built better security relationships, and advanced civil-military relations and human rights.

Susan Yoshihara is founder and president of the American Council on Women Peace and Security, a non-partisan nonprofit organization advancing women’s leadership in international peace and security. She has advised the Defense Department since 2020, including as Senior Advisor at USNORAD and NORTHCOM’s WPS Team and as WPS Advisor to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and University. She serves as a lay advisor to the US Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee on International Peace and Justice, and adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.

Join us to learn how the Women, Peace and Security field shapes US security cooperation around the world. This event is open to the public.