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The Independent Brief with Taylor Hathorn: ‘Gender Gap’ Dilemma, Hybrid Warfare, the Middle East
The Independent Brief with Taylor Hathorn: ‘Gender Gap’ Dilemma, Hybrid Warfare, the Middle East

The Independent Brief with Taylor Hathorn, Policy Expert with IWF (Independent Women’s Forum), joins to discuss how we should be looking at the ‘Gender Gap’ that both major parties are dealing with. Taylor has some critical insights.

We continued our conversation on the new approach to conflicts on display in the Caribbean: the heavy US military presence and the use of new warfare technologies in our Hemisphere.

We also discuss the visit of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the effect of our strong relations in the Middle East may have on the USA’s peace efforts.

Link to a recent article from Taylor regarding  the delicate balance of women’s rights in the Middle East – Progress and Paradox: Women’s Evolving Role in the Modern Middle East

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