Educating NATO’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine
Abstract
This article argues that professional military education (PME) is a critical yet underused tool for advancing NATO’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. Drawing on adult-learning theory, Mariya Y Omelicheva proposes a live, scenario-based teaching model – using Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine as a case study – to integrate gender analysis into strategic education. The analysis demonstrates how gender perspectives can enrich conventional assessments of causality, risk and evidence, equipping military learners to better understand the drivers of conflict and societal resilience.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gender
Security
and Conflict
Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
Global Security and Public Health
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The RUSI Journal
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 171
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 16–26
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN