Rebecca Turkington
@rcturk.bsky.social
Historian of feminism, colonialism, and conflict. Museum enthusiast, former think-tanker. Currently at Georgetown working on an archive of the Hillary Clinton State Department.
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A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party. n.pr/4oNT0F6
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection
A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party. n.pr/4oNT0F6
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I wrote something with the wonderful @mcslaven.bsky.social about how the immigration debate in the UK has becoming so mind-bogglingly radicalised.
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Britain Is Having the World’s Most Extreme Immigration Debate
The British discourse makes even the Trump administration look moderate.
foreignpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I wrote something with the wonderful @mcslaven.bsky.social about how the immigration debate in the UK has becoming so mind-bogglingly radicalised.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/b...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/b...
"The United States government was required by law to submit a report to Congress on its progress towards its Women, Peace, and Security commitments yesterday. It didn’t." giwps.georgetown.edu/2025/11/01/u...
U.S. Government Fails to Report to Congress on WPS Progress - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
The United States government was required by law to submit a report to Congress on its progress towards its Women, Peace, and Security commitments yesterday. It didn’t. The failure of the Administrat...
giwps.georgetown.edu
November 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"The United States government was required by law to submit a report to Congress on its progress towards its Women, Peace, and Security commitments yesterday. It didn’t." giwps.georgetown.edu/2025/11/01/u...
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President Kais Saied is making Tunisia an ever more repressive authoritarian regime.
He’s placed suspensions on FTDES (leftist economic think tank), ATFD (feminist NGO) & Nawaat (leftist media outlet).
All 3 groups, ironically, had many members who cheered his coup in 2021. 🧵
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He’s placed suspensions on FTDES (leftist economic think tank), ATFD (feminist NGO) & Nawaat (leftist media outlet).
All 3 groups, ironically, had many members who cheered his coup in 2021. 🧵
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October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
President Kais Saied is making Tunisia an ever more repressive authoritarian regime.
He’s placed suspensions on FTDES (leftist economic think tank), ATFD (feminist NGO) & Nawaat (leftist media outlet).
All 3 groups, ironically, had many members who cheered his coup in 2021. 🧵
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He’s placed suspensions on FTDES (leftist economic think tank), ATFD (feminist NGO) & Nawaat (leftist media outlet).
All 3 groups, ironically, had many members who cheered his coup in 2021. 🧵
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The disruption the Trump administration has wrought on this critical public safety and public health infrastructure is unprecedented, threatening a framework built over a half-century.
Without the federal government, almost no money exists to fight domestic violence
Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government step...
19thnews.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The disruption the Trump administration has wrought on this critical public safety and public health infrastructure is unprecedented, threatening a framework built over a half-century.
An excellent 1325 Anniversary reflection from @paulcinnamon.bsky.social and @drljshepherd.bsky.social reminding us that a unified Women, Peace & Security agenda is illusory. The WPS community/ecosystem is inherently pluralist: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/10/forg...
Forgetting WPS: On Being Careful What You Wish For - IPI Global Observatory
We concluded our recent book, Governing the Feminist Peace, with an exhortation to “forget WPS”—to abandon attempts to force coherence onto an agenda that had become so sprawling and intricate over it...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
An excellent 1325 Anniversary reflection from @paulcinnamon.bsky.social and @drljshepherd.bsky.social reminding us that a unified Women, Peace & Security agenda is illusory. The WPS community/ecosystem is inherently pluralist: theglobalobservatory.org/2025/10/forg...
My colleagues at @giwps.bsky.social launched the results from a global survey of women peacebuilders. Of almost 3,000 women working on the front lines, most say they still struggle to access formal halls of power, and have seen decreased funding for their work: giwps.georgetown.edu/resource/wom...
Women, Peace and Security Survey - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) released results from a global survey of nearly 3,000 women in 121 countries—one of the largest samples of women peacebuilders to date. T...
giwps.georgetown.edu
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My colleagues at @giwps.bsky.social launched the results from a global survey of women peacebuilders. Of almost 3,000 women working on the front lines, most say they still struggle to access formal halls of power, and have seen decreased funding for their work: giwps.georgetown.edu/resource/wom...
"This demolition suggests that the current White House does not think that the first lady does anything of value [...] the office itself — they’re not cognizant of the history.” 19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.
The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.
19thnews.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"This demolition suggests that the current White House does not think that the first lady does anything of value [...] the office itself — they’re not cognizant of the history.” 19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
"Over 15 years ago, the then British Prime Minister publicly acknowledged the role of British soldiers on Bloody Sunday, yet not one British soldier or their military and political superiors has ever been held to account." www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...
Bloody Sunday: Soldier F found not guilty of all charges in Bloody Sunday murder trial
Soldier F - who cannot be named - was accused of murdering two people in Londonderry in 1972, plus five counts of attempted murder.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Over 15 years ago, the then British Prime Minister publicly acknowledged the role of British soldiers on Bloody Sunday, yet not one British soldier or their military and political superiors has ever been held to account." www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...
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Infuriating quote from President Trump: “Both sides should go home, go to their families, stop the killing.” The Ukrainians are home. A home that’s been invaded by Russia.
White House says no Putin-Trump summit anytime soon
The decision came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Trump’s call for a ceasefire contradicted the understandings he reached with Putin.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Infuriating quote from President Trump: “Both sides should go home, go to their families, stop the killing.” The Ukrainians are home. A home that’s been invaded by Russia.
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And my pitch for why the public library is more important than ever as an institution in the U.S. - open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Libraries, Criminalization and Organizing
"Loving" Public Libraries is NOT Enough
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October 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And my pitch for why the public library is more important than ever as an institution in the U.S. - open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
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Congratulations to @mariaressa.bsky.social, as well as the representatives of the Bangladeshi and Venezuelan democracy movements who joined me at the Hillary Rodham Clinton awards at @giwps.bsky.social. Great to spend a day surrounded by people working hard to make their countries better.
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Congratulations to @mariaressa.bsky.social, as well as the representatives of the Bangladeshi and Venezuelan democracy movements who joined me at the Hillary Rodham Clinton awards at @giwps.bsky.social. Great to spend a day surrounded by people working hard to make their countries better.
I've heard from so many people since we published on Monday saying this article resonated with them. We need more attention to this complete destruction of women's rights programming and the impact it has on women, and on national security.
The Trump administration has abandoned the consensus that women’s participation and perspectives add value to U.S. security policy and operations.
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've heard from so many people since we published on Monday saying this article resonated with them. We need more attention to this complete destruction of women's rights programming and the impact it has on women, and on national security.
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The Trump administration has abandoned the consensus that women’s participation and perspectives add value to U.S. security policy and operations.
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Trump administration has abandoned the consensus that women’s participation and perspectives add value to U.S. security policy and operations.
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"The Trump administration has abandoned the consensus that women's participation and perspectives add value to U.S. security policy and operations." @rcturk.bsky.social @saskiabr.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"The Trump administration has abandoned the consensus that women's participation and perspectives add value to U.S. security policy and operations." @rcturk.bsky.social @saskiabr.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “An inclusive approach to peace & security has never been more urgent. The best way to mark 25 yrs of 1325 is to reaffirm its agenda & turn commitment into action.” Melanne Verveer @rcturk.bsky.social gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/r...
Reflecting on 25 Years of Women, Peace, and Security - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
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October 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “An inclusive approach to peace & security has never been more urgent. The best way to mark 25 yrs of 1325 is to reaffirm its agenda & turn commitment into action.” Melanne Verveer @rcturk.bsky.social gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/r...
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🆕| In erasing women from U.S. foreign policy, the Trump administration has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🆕| In erasing women from U.S. foreign policy, the Trump administration has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
@saskiabr.bsky.social and I wrote in @foreignpolicy.com about the dismantling of gender equality architecture in U.S. foreign policy, including offices that were created more than six decades ago with bipartisan consensus. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@saskiabr.bsky.social and I wrote in @foreignpolicy.com about the dismantling of gender equality architecture in U.S. foreign policy, including offices that were created more than six decades ago with bipartisan consensus. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/13/t...
This month marks 25 years since UNSCR 1325 formalized the "Women, Peace & Security" Agenda. Amb. Verveer and I reflect on the ambitions of the resolution and why WPS matters more than ever in these profoundly difficult times: gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/r...
Reflecting on 25 Years of Women, Peace, and Security - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
gjia.georgetown.edu
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This month marks 25 years since UNSCR 1325 formalized the "Women, Peace & Security" Agenda. Amb. Verveer and I reflect on the ambitions of the resolution and why WPS matters more than ever in these profoundly difficult times: gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/r...
🙄 Ah yes, the famously radical feminist Harry Truman imposing his "divisive feminist agenda" on the U.S. armed forces in 1951: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Hegseth axes panel that encourages women to enter military
The advisory committee, which has existed for nearly a century, advances “a divisive feminist agenda,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.
www.politico.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🙄 Ah yes, the famously radical feminist Harry Truman imposing his "divisive feminist agenda" on the U.S. armed forces in 1951: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
About once I year I remember this perfect Nanci Griffith live set exists and I want to share it with everyone. And today is that day, enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpT...
Nanci Griffith - Austin City Limits (1989) Full Show
YouTube video by Nanci Griffith Rarities
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September 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
About once I year I remember this perfect Nanci Griffith live set exists and I want to share it with everyone. And today is that day, enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpT...
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António Guterres is addressing the 80th UNGA now: 80 years on, he says, we face the same question the UN's founders did, but more urgent: "what kind of world do we choose together?...a world of raw power, or a world of law?"
September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
António Guterres is addressing the 80th UNGA now: 80 years on, he says, we face the same question the UN's founders did, but more urgent: "what kind of world do we choose together?...a world of raw power, or a world of law?"
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Among the deletions in this year's Trump-era human rights report: women's rights.
Barely a mention for half of humanity. Both outrageous and pathetic.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Barely a mention for half of humanity. Both outrageous and pathetic.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
August 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Among the deletions in this year's Trump-era human rights report: women's rights.
Barely a mention for half of humanity. Both outrageous and pathetic.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Barely a mention for half of humanity. Both outrageous and pathetic.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The State Department has abandoned standardized reporting on women’s rights in the Human Rights Reports, a practice adopted in the 1970s! www.npr.org/2025/08/12/n...
State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.
www.npr.org
August 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The State Department has abandoned standardized reporting on women’s rights in the Human Rights Reports, a practice adopted in the 1970s! www.npr.org/2025/08/12/n...
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OTD in 1989 the Tiananmen Square Protests were forcibly suppressed by the Chinese state.
In this piece from our archive, Rebecca Turkington (@rcturk.bsky.social) discusses the Chinese #MeToo movement and the women resisting state repression in contemporary China.
In this piece from our archive, Rebecca Turkington (@rcturk.bsky.social) discusses the Chinese #MeToo movement and the women resisting state repression in contemporary China.
#MeToo in China
Rebecca Turkington explores how the #MeToo movement in China today is made possible through rich histories of Chinese feminists organising inside, alongside and beyond the state.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
OTD in 1989 the Tiananmen Square Protests were forcibly suppressed by the Chinese state.
In this piece from our archive, Rebecca Turkington (@rcturk.bsky.social) discusses the Chinese #MeToo movement and the women resisting state repression in contemporary China.
In this piece from our archive, Rebecca Turkington (@rcturk.bsky.social) discusses the Chinese #MeToo movement and the women resisting state repression in contemporary China.