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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Richard H. Solomon, president, U.S. Institute of Peace, answer questions from the audience at the U.S. Institute of Peace Women and War Conference in Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2010. The conference recognizes the 10th Anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, which requires parties in conflicts to respect women's rights and participation in post-conflict reconstruction and peace negotiations.

WOMEN AND WAR

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Richard H. Solomon, president, U.S. Institute of Peace, answer questions from the audience at the U.S. Institute of Peace Women and War Conference in Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2010. The conference recognizes the 10th Anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, which requires parties in conflicts to respect women's rights and participation in post-conflict reconstruction and peace negotiations.

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