The Importance of Hope in International Security

Ilyse Hogue: I have great hope for the future, but I do want to caution that obviously after doing this for a quarter of a century or more, I'm a realist. She says women and male allies have to be vigilant against forces that would take us back to the bad old days where women were deemed naturally inferior to men. Zain Verjee: The selective inclusion of women in authoritarian leaning projects according to their role as mothers specifically and sometimes as wives is something we need to look out for.