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Can Feminist Foreign Policy Truly Transform Global Power? Or Is It Reproducing the Same Old Inequalities?

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Over the last two decades, ideas from feminist philosophy have slowly made their way into global politics. Governments worldwide now speak of Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP), and the United Nations promotes its Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.

DFPGYF Diplomacy, Foreign Policy & Geopolitics Youth Fellowship- Cohort 2.0.

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DFPGYF Diplomacy, Foreign Policy & Geopolitics Youth Fellowship- Cohort 2.0 | An Online International Autumn School Program | A Four-Month Immersive Online Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | July-October 2025 | IMPRI

Fight for Survival and Quest for Dignity: Gazan Women Under Occupation

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The heart-wrenching pictures of the amusement park in Khan Younis capture a devastating
contrast, where vibrant echoes of children’s laughter are replaced by screams of horror, a grim depiction of how Israeli bombardment has left Palestine, particularly Gaza, in ruins.

Beliefs, Agency, and Feminist Perspectives: Rethinking Power in Global Affairs

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This synopsis grows directly from the abstract’s central claim: global politics is shaped not
only by material power and institutions but also by belief systems, value frameworks, and
underlying assumptions about gender and agency. Rather than treating international relations
as a neutral technical arena, the study reads it as a space where convictions about whose lives
matter, what counts as “security,” and who is recognised as a legitimate political subject are
constantly reproduced and contested.

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