Podcast

Welcome to WIIS Brussels Voices, our podcast channel, where we strengthen and diversify female voices on international security by giving a new platform to tackle hard-hitting questions.

  • Consultation on Women & Security with Matilda Tsitsi Fakazi, Ayisha Mohammed and Rakiba Mohammed

    14 January 2025

    Throughout this unique process, we explore personal definitions of ‘security,’ how the concept is evolving, and the vital role communities play in shaping safer environments.

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  • Consultation on Women & Security with Silsila Mahboub and Seyran Khalili

    13 November 2024

    Throughout this unique process, we explore personal definitions of ‘security,’ how the concept is evolving, and the vital role communities play in shaping safer environments.

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  • Women Leaders: Africa All Around

    22 November 2023

    As the world grapples with the ructions of recent global disorder, focus has often turned to the global south and its reactions.

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  • Women Leaders: Short Cuts – Connecting the global dots

    5 November 2023

    Exactly one month after the Hamas attack on Israel, global disorder continues apace.

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  • Women Leaders: Short Cuts – Unpredictability Prevails

    29 October 2023

    The third week after the Hamas attack on Israel, the third week of ongoing war in Israel and Gaza not just on the battlefield, but also on social media, the third week of Europe not dealing with war…

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  • Women Leaders: Latin America on the Global Stage — Missing In Action?

    25 October 2023

    Historians of the future will spend much time deciding whether we entered the world of disorder in the Covid pandemic or because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 or because of worsening…

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  • Women Leaders: Short Cuts – Unfolding Cacophony

    21 October 2023

    As the world grapples with ever-shifting news, join us for an exploration of key events from the second week of world disorder following horrendous events in Israel and Gaza — and escalating tensions…

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  • Women Leaders: Short Cuts – Another war, another geo-strategic war

    15 October 2023

    As news unfolded dramatically on Saturday, October 7, 2023, we couldn’t stick to our regular programming, not after witnessing the latest unsettling demonstration of global instability and dysfunction.

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  • Women Leaders: Afghanistan – The Collapse of a House of Cards

    30 August 2023

    At 23:59 on August 30 2021 the last US soldier left Kabul, and Afghanistan — and 20 years of international intervention came to an abrupt, final and appalling end.

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  • Women Leaders: Speaking to Everyone, Staying on Message – The Spokesperson Crucial Role

    24 July 2023

    In a rapidly evolving landscape of media and journalism, spokespersons hold a crucial position, acting as a bridge between politicians, decision-makers, administrations and the public.

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  • #Bonus – Climate security reality check

    6 July 2023

    For this bonus episode, recorded a year after the miniseries publication, Sabrine Dao, Sofiia Shevchuk and Mona Koehler-Schindler look back at what we’ve learned through the miniseries and share their expertises.

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  • Women Leaders: Defying stereotypes in counterterrorism

    29 June 2023

    Join us for special episode today as we delve into the Women in CT report, a project implemented by WIIS Brussels with the support of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Foreign Policy Instrument.

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