25 Years of Women, Peace and Security: Promises, Backlash, and Feminist Reimagining

2025 marked the 25th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, which laid the foundation for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, widely implemented through national action plans and adopted by regional organizations like the EU, NATO, and the African Union. Today, facing global democratic backsliding, anti-feminist movements, and a militarization-focused peacebuilding agenda, PRIF’s Blog series and E-Book gather insights from 19 experts to examine WPS’s achievements, challenges, and potential paths for transformative impact in a rapidly changing world.