Why Women, Peace, and Security is the Most Promising Solution Towards Combating Violent Extremist Organizations in USAFRICOM

Abstract

Violent Extremist Organizations (VEO) continue to be a persistent and growing threat in Sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years terrorist-related incidents in the region have reached record heights. This problem poses a threat to U.S. interests in Africa and homeland security. United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has made counterterrorism a key objective. To counter AFRICOMs VEO issue, the combatant commander should make Women, Peace, and Security a priority line of effort. Gender inequality correlates directly to both intra and inter-state violence. The inclusion of women at all levels of the decision-making process in peacekeeping has improved accord content, implementation rates, and peace durability. These linkages between gender and peace and security make WPS a highly viable solution. This paper recommends that AFRICOM restructure its WPS program into a unit-aligned mission to increase accountability of its application of the DoD Women, Peace, and Security Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan (SFIP).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2022
Accession Number
AD1198371

Entities

People

  • Jasmin N Hickman

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Gender Gap
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Middle East
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Saharan Africa
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Government
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.