The Foreign Service Journal, April 2011

J O U R N A L OREIGN ERVICE S F P RESIDENT ’ S V IEWS / 5 Revolutions Test Diplomacy By Susan R. Johnson S PEAKING O UT / 13 Out with the Old, In with the New By Bruce K. Byers R EFLECTIONS / 76 The Lights By Lee-Alison Sibley L ETTERS / 7 C YBERNOTES / 9 M ARKETPLACE / 11 B OOKS / 59 I N M EMORY / 61 I NDEX TO A DVERTISERS / 74 Cover and inside illustrations by Ben Fishman photos courtesy of iStockphoto.com A P R I L 2 0 1 1 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 3 C ONTENTS April 2011 Volume 88, No. 3 F O C U S O N Wo m e n i n S e c u r i t y a n d D e v e l o p m e n t W HY W OMEN ’ S I NVOLVEMENT IN P EACEBUILDING M ATTERS / 17 For the world to move forward on security issues in an effective manner, women will need to play a greater role in the process. By Kathleen Kuehnast C ONGO ’ S R EAL C URSE / 22 As in many societies, women are the core and fabric of Congolese society. Damage that fabric and the foundation starts to fall apart. By Maggie K. Fleming T HE E MERGENCE OF I SLAMIC F EMINISM / 27 Just as conservatives have used Islam to hinder women’s empowerment, Muslim feminists are using their faith to promote it. By Isobel Coleman C OOK S TOVES : F ROM B ANE TO B OON / 33 Today, Indian women have a real chance to improve their lives, thanks to the Global Cook Stove Alliance. By Satinder Bindra UNSCR 1325: S LOW P ROGRESS , U NCERTAIN P ROSPECTS / 36 Women in civil society organizations have done much more than governments to advance U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325’s goals. By John Tirman F E A T U R E A N A FRICAN -A MERICAN F ULBRIGHT S CHOLAR IN A RMENIA / 41 There’s never a dull moment during a semester spent teaching at a university in Yerevan. By Rochelle Parks-Yancy