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UN Peacekeepers: Are the Protectors a Threat to Women and Children? (Part I)

Seema Kawar examines how some UN peacekeepers pose as a threat to women and children in areas where they are deployed.

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Einstein once asked Freud, “Why war?” Freud replied, “Because man is what he is.”

Victoria asks the questions: Why is sexualized violence so prevalent in modern and historical conflict? Is ISIS’ utilization of sexual violence and slavery the exception or the rule in war?