Description:
Offers insights and recommendations on how militaries can effectively integrate the WPS agenda into their operations.
Brief description: Dr Andree-Anne Melancon is a senior lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She is responsible for the delivery of law of armed conflict training as well as academic support on field training exercises. She was heavily involved in the inclusion of the WPS agenda into military training. She completed her PhD in Politics at the University of Sheffield where she explored target selection in US drone strikes. Beyond teaching, she is highly engaged in a range of defence engagement activities, having delivered courses on a range of topics to senior officers in over a dozen countries and supported international LOAC competitions. Her research interests include military ethics, the law of armed conflict, human security, and the WPS agenda.
Review Quotes:
'Recent history reminds us relentlessly that women, children and other vulnerable groups are often disproportionally affected by conflict and a lack of security. We must never lose sight of this harrowing truth, in our military planning and in our conduct and leadership in the battlespace. That is as true for air and space operators as it is for land forces, which is why this publication provides such an important reference for us all.'
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston KCB CBE ADC, Chief of the Air Staff