Defense Institute of International Legal Studies

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) September 29, 2023 at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, in a ceremony officiated by Dr. Celeste Gventer, Defense Security Cooperation University President. Colonel Allen is the 14th Director of DIILS.

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The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68) informs a U.S. policy to ensure the meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution processes and post-conflict relief and recovery efforts to promote more inclusive and democratic societies and long-term stability of countries and regions. The Department of Defense (DoD) is identified as one of the four U.S. government Departments and Agencies responsible for implementing the WPS Act and supporting United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security of 2019, together with the Department of State, USAID, and Department of Homeland Security.

By David Vergun, DOD News

A panel of Defense Department experts on the topic spoke remotely at the American Society of International Law.