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Trump Strategy on Women and Security Draws Praise, Scrutiny

Patsy Widakuswara

   WASHINGTON - The research is clear: The more women participate in peace
   processes, the more likely peace is possible.

   According to the Council on Foreign Relations, any agreement reached at
   a peace negotiation in which women participate is 35% more likely to
   last at least 15 years.

   If the agreement includes the participation of civil society, including
   women's groups, CFR said, the accord is 64% less likely to fail.

   The White House seemedto recognize these findings when it saidthat its
   strategy, unveiled this month, "aims to ensure women are no longer
   absent from, or overlooked at, the negotiating table."

   The administration's newly unveiled strategy, lauded by Republicans
   andDemocrats in Congress, builds on efforts by the Obama
   administration.

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