Women remain largely absent from peace negotiations across the globe, despite data linking their participation to more durable agreements. In this piece, Tessa McDermid draws on a June 2026 UN Security Council debate on Women, Peace and Security to argue that NATO’s WPS policy gives the Alliance the tools to push Allies towards signing and implementing the UN’s Common Pledge on Women’s Participation in Peace Processes.
Why is there no prospect for peace in Ukraine, despite the war now closing in to its fourth year? Moscow and Kyiv simply do not have common ground on which to build an agreement. This is unlikely to change so long as the current quasi-stalemate continue and Russia believes it can achieve its aims.
Is peacemaking in peril? In this article, Maya Gandhi highlights the lack of progress made on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how it could negatively affect the international community’s ability to bring innovative and sustainable peace to regions enduring conflict.