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[ENG] Maureen O’Brien, Retired Major General of the Irish Army, Ireland Key statements #MoldovaSecurityForum2024. Panel discussion: Women, Peace and Security Agenda ------ By 2028, for example, the UN needs to have 25% female representation in contracted staff military appointments. The main challenge is that many very large countries have only admitted women to the important rest release and only a few have been admitted to an Infantry Corps, which makes up the vast majority of the contingency movements. In lots of cases, women are included in support corps, doctors, nurses, we determined that staff officer appointments and admission are a sector were determined first of all by the size of the contingent and also by the number of humans in the unit. The track record of inclusion of women was also a consideration when selecting personnel for the new mission. Monthly gender parity reports are visible to all and this has changed attitudes considerably especially when one troop contributing country sees the neighbouring country being more inclusive and then arguably more effective. ----- Moldova Security Forum is organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Office in the Republic of Moldova, NATO Liaison Office in the Republic of Moldova, and the Institute for European Policies and Reforms (IPRE). The event benefits from the partnership and support of the International Republican Institute (IRI), Soros Foundation Moldova, EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), Platform for Security and Defence Initiatives (PISA), Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), New Strategy Center (NSC), New Europe Center, The Aspen Institute, and other national and international organizations. #MSF2024 #BlackSeaSecurity #Moldova

📣 New publication alert 📣 Excited to share our latest BMJ Military Health paper, "Using Defence Engagement (Health) to Progress the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda." 📰 I wrote this paper in collaboration with some military colleagues including Laura McCrae and Amy Russell Our research highlights the important role of the Defence Medical Services (DMS), a workforce which is 52% female, in advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda #WPS This can be achieved through 👉 Inclusions of #WPS into training 👉 Role modelling female representation in defence engagement 👉 Integration of women's voices into monitoring and evaluation of programmes By considering and implementing a #WPS perspective, we can contribute to building resilient and equitable societies worldwide.🌏 For a deeper dive into our research, check out the full paper (link in the comments). Let’s continue to champion initiatives that create a safer and healthier world for everyone. 🌏💪 #GlobalHealth #WomenPeaceSecurity #DefenceEngagement #MilitaryHealth #GenderEquality #PublicHealth #PeaceBuilding

“China’s Response to the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 17, 2024.  . This Background Brief addresses two questions: is the Australia-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership aimed at bloc confrontation or an exclusive anti-China clique? What are the objectives of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership? https://lnkd.in/g2KcSpuN #China, #Australia, #Vietnam, #comprehensive_strategic_partnership, #bloc_confrontation, #exclusive_cliques, #Wang_Wenbin, #four_no’s_defence_policy, #military_alliances, #military_bases, #force, #international_relations, #Xi_Jinping, #President_Biden, #Nguyen_Phu_Trong, #community_with_a_shared_future, #Russia, #strategic_partner, #strategic_and_comprehensive_cooperative_partner, #comprehensive_strategic_partnership_of_cooperation, #South_China_Sea_China_coast_Guard, #Vanguard_Bank_Pham_Thu_Hang, #Second_Thomas_Shoal, #East_Sea, #Gac_Ma, #Johnson_South_reef, #memorial_requiems, #Quang_Binh_province, #Khanh_Hoa_province, #Vietnam_People’s_Army, #Naval_Region_4, #VietnamPlus, #_national_sovereignty_baselines, #Gulf_of_Tonkin, #delimitation, #territorial_sea, #exclusive_economic_zone, #continental_shelf, #United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_ofhe_Seas, #UNCLOS, #Defence_White_Paper, #political_cooperation, #defence_and_security_cooperation, #judicial_cooperation, #economic_engagement, #climate_change, #environment, #energy_cooperation, #science_and_technology, #innovation, #digital_transformation, #regional_and_international_cooperation, #bilateral_relations, #Vietnam_Communist_Party, #defence_cooperation, #Vietnam_People’s_Army, #peacekeeping, #defence_industry, #maritime_security, #information_and_intelligence, #cyber_security, #critical_technology, #Wang_Yi, #United_States, #Japan, #Albanese, #Labor_Government, #playing_the_Vietnam_card, #Do_Muoi, #Nong_Duc_Minh, #National_Assembly, #Parliament

We are glad to see years of work with the UN taking shape in the newly published report “Towards Equal Opportunity for Women in the Defence Sector”. It is the first ever global, evidence-based analysis of the participation of women in national #defence institutions. While the report shows that women worldwide remain vastly underrepresented in the armed forces, especially in leadership and combat roles, it also reveals strong progress in many countries, and innovative practices that are increasing the numbers of women in armed forces. Seven strategies are identified as “accelerators” of #genderequality. Find them in the report with detailed recommendations to scale up efforts to achieve women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in the armed forces and the wider defence sector. https://lnkd.in/dSq7daN2 #Servingforequality #WomenPeaceSecurity *** United Nations Peacekeeping

The idea of reintroducing national service to the UK is occasionally floated, but would it achieve its goals in practice? In our latest blog, Linda Šlapáková, Rebecca Lucas and Theodora Vassilika Ogden consider national military or civilian schemes in other countries and the lessons they could hold for the UK. Read now: https://lnkd.in/e_GJtGiU

#Argentina🇦🇷📡🛰️🇺🇸 Workers of the National Commission for Space Activities (#CONAE🇦🇷🛰️), grouped under the #ATE union (Association of State Workers), recently released a public statement expressing their position regarding the visit to their facilities by members of the United States Space Force #USSF🇺🇸 'In response to the news of the visit by the U.S. Space Force to #CONAE (one of the six branches into which that country's Armed Forces are divided) and the statements referring to "a meeting to explore areas of mutual collaboration," the workers of the organization grouped in ATE wish to express our repudiation and our unwavering commitment to work towards using our capabilities for peaceful purposes and oriented towards the sustainable development of our country, as well as the defense of national sovereignty,' the statement said. It continues: 'We repudiate and denounce any approach that implies collaboration in any type of activity with the armed forces of a foreign country, a situation that is exacerbated in the case of the U.S. given its history of promoting coups d'état and military invasions around the world.' Furthermore, it states: 'We understand that this occurs within the framework of the renewed "carnal relations" promoted by the government of Libertad Avanza led by President Javier Milei.' 'They share the same fate as those carried out by former President (Carlos) Menem, where the loss of sovereignty was evident, reaching the point where workers in the Science and Technology complex were sent to wash dishes,' warns the #ATE #CONAE statement." #NarrativeWarfare #CulturalBattle🇦🇷 #EstacionEspacioLejano🇨🇳📡

Ever wondered how Sweden’s budding civil defence policy relates to NATO and how socialization with NATO has played out in the area of civil defence prior to Sweden’s membership? Wonder no more. Here's my article on precisely this topic. #Sweden #NATO

The 2024 election is not the first or the last time that the UK has debated the value of #national #service. In this piece we discuss what international research tells us about different national service models and what considerations the UK should make around it.

“Vietnam People’s Army Turns Eighty, 1944-2024,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 24, 2024.    This Background Brief considers seven issues: (1) overall assessment of the role of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in national construction and defence, (2) impressions of Vietnamese soldiers you have met; (3) why is the VPA called “Uncle Ho’s soldiers”? (4) what are the fundamental functions of the VPA in the 2019 Defence White Paper? (5) what contributions did the VPA make in Cambodia and Laos? (6) why has Vietnam sent troops on UN peacekeeping missions? (7) how relevant are defence partnerships to Vietnam’s “four no’s” policy? https://lnkd.in/giAtmCFq. #Vietnam, #Vietnam_People’s_Army, #VPA, #national_construction, #national_defence, #Resistance_War, #France, #combat, #economic_production, #guerilla_force, #conventional_army, #main_force, #regional_force, #local_force, #regular_army, #state_farms, #armed_struggle, #anti_aircraft_systems, #heavy_armour_divisions, #heavy_artillery_divisions, #unification, #Vietnam_Communist_Party, #defend_the_Fatherland, #economic_construction, #fourth_congress, #national_defence_industry, #training_and_education, #General_Directorate_for_Economic_Development, #agriculture, #industry, #communications, #transport, #capital_construction, #corps, #new_economic_zones, #hydroelectric_projects, #water_conservancy_projects, #Hoa_Binh_hydroelectric_project, #rubber, #tobacco, #coffee, #tea, #economic_crisis, #doi_moi, #military_run_enterprises, #state_owned_enterprises, #profit_and_loss_accounting, #foreign_currency_accounts, #legal_associations, #joint_ventures, #foreign_partners, #economic_construction_units, #corporations, #general_corporations, #Cambodia, #demobilization, #commercial_enterprises, #waves_of_reform, #mergers, #competitiveness, #economic_defence_zones, #professional_standards, #force_modernization, #People’s_Navy, #Air_Defense_Air_Force, #National_Assembly, #Law_on_National_Defense, #building_socialism, #Viettel, #Asia_Pacific_for_Security_Studies, #Centre_for_Defence_and_Strategic_Studies, #Australian_Defence_College, #Australian_Defence_Force_Academy, #Australian_Command_and_Staff_College, #defence_attaché, #Australia, #Uncle’s_Ho’s_soldiers, #Ho_Chi_Minh, #independence_American_war, #Defence_White_Paper, #Cambodia, #Laos, #United_Nations, #Khmer_Rouge, #genocide, #self_defence, #Second_Indochina_War, #CIA, #Hmong, #Lao_People’s_Democratic_Republic, #LPDR, #Treaty_of_Friendship_and_Cooperation, #international_security_assistance, #UN_peacekeeping, #non_permanent_member, #Security_Council, #international_community, #good_international_citizen, #Asia_Bloc, #General_Assembly, #four_no’s, #diversification_and_multilateralization, #independence, #self_reliance, #strategic_autonomy, #military_training, #war_fighting, #military_professionalism, #ASEAN

As part of the NAVI Speaker Series, we had an enlightening discussion on civil-military relations in fragile states with Dr. Stanislava Mladenova, a Global Fellow at Brown University’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies and the author of “When Rambo Meets the Red Cross: Civil-Military Engagement in Fragile States.” During the webinar, Dr. Mladenova discussed her book, providing valuable insights on topics such as the nature of fragile and irregular warfare spaces, the role of the military in humanitarian and development efforts, and the similarities between Special Operations Forces (SOFs) units and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) regarding their areas of operation, the resources they bring to the table, and their operational methods. Following her talk, we engaged in a detailed discussion to explore these topics further. At the end of the webinar, Dr. Mladenova answered questions from the participants. You can watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/e__sc3Hk “Today, we are faced with a politically and militarily complex situation in Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti, and great power competition with China. These are the concerns people have in Washington, DC these days. But perhaps the MOST pertinent and substantial challenges we face TODAY are those of the HUMAN CONDITION in fragile and irregular spaces, which will be home to 2/3rds of the world’s poor by 2030. It is also in THESE spaces where populations will INCREASINGLY suffer from the effects of climate change, extreme poverty, inequality, and insecurity. And it is also from THESE spaces where we will inevitably see the emergence of persistent state fragility, INSURGENCY, and irregular warfare. NGOs are increasing in size and complexity, and they are now concentrating in places where SOFs are. The military cannot fix what’s wrong alone, and neither can the civilian organizations working on the ground alongside them.” Here's the link to the Book: https://lnkd.in/eKGAvm3K #civilmilitaryrelations #sof #ngo #military #nato #veterans