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Lexie Van Buskirk

May 08, 2017

Mitigating Modern Threats, Part II: A Gender Perspective on Social Media as a Weapon

In spite of the tangible threat that social media poses to peace and security worldwide, substantive discussions of women’s role in combatting this risk are scarce. Unfortunately, whether by exclusion or accidental omission, information relating to the use and effectiveness of social media in modern...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participates in discussion on autism and social media responsibility. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

May 06, 2017

OSF At The Annual Meeting of the Peace and Security Funders Group

The annual meeting provides an opportunity for members to connect with new and existing partners, engage in strategic discussions, learn about emerging issues, and collaborate on projects.

May 05, 2017

OSF Supports Peacebuilding in North Africa

From May 5-6, OSF Director Sahana Dharmapuri spoke at the Women for Peace Media Summit in Tunisia on why women’s stories are essential to peacebuilding. The event was hosted by the Middle East Women’s Leadership Network.

May 05, 2017

OSF at the Women For Peace Media Summit

On May 5-6, OSF Director Sahana Dharmampuri presents at the Women for Peace media summit in Tunisia.

Lexie Van Buskirk

May 01, 2017

Mitigating Modern Threats, Part I: A Gender Perspective on Social Media as a Weapon

While the issue of online violence may sound quite abstract, the malicious use of social media can, and has, posed a tangible threat.

Lexie Van Buskirk

April 20, 2017

Women, Security, and Climate Change

Women are more likely to experience increased violence in the wake of disasters such as floods and earthquakes. They also take on the overwhelming, when droughts force their husbands and sons to leave home to find work.

Colombia's Indigenous Wayuu Struggle with Water Shortages, UN Photo - Gill Fickling,

April 18, 2017

Empowering Women in Fragile States Through Social Media

Women in conflict situations and fragile states are using social media tools in many ways.

April 15, 2017

OSF At The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC)

On April 13, 2017, Sahana Dharmapuri, Director of Our Secure Future, presented at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Mission Command/Leadership Panel, held at Ft. Benning. 66 students from the Command and General Staff College (CGSOC) engaged with the panelists on th...