Overall, Saskia Brechenmacher gives a compelling overview of this issue, which she covers at length in her report called “The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values.”

It also emphasizes that this anti-gender rhetoric is not only used by leaders at the national level to make political gains, but is part of a broader geopolitical agenda to reshape the world order away from Western ILO.

I would like to thank
@marie-joellez.bsky.social and @ldlmontreal.bsky.social for their precious guidance in reflecting on this topic during my Master’s thesis.

The central argument is that when a state experiences significant insecurity regarding its international identity, it has a strong strategic incentive to leverage progressive branding to enhance its status and leadership on the global stage.
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To establish the presence of identity insecurity, I conducted a thematic analysis of Canadian foreign policy debates in the House of Commons from 2006 to 2017. I also introduce a typology of feminist branding, distinguishing between different types of commitment.

Bahrain, Colombia, the DRC, Latvia, & Liberia were all elected to the Security Council today. They will replace Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, & Slovenia in January 2026, and join Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, & Somalia as the elected membership through December 2026

Hi, was this event filmed, and will it be made available online by any chance? Thank you!

Est-ce que la conférence a été filmée par chance?

Hi Mark! I am a big fan of the podcast. I noticed that many episodes of TSUFH require a paid subscription. Would you, by any chance, consider adding a student subscription plan? Thank you!