This Brief was prepared by several members of the Missing Peace Young Scholars Network, supported through a longtime partnership between the United States Institute of Peace (USIP); Human Rights Center, UC–Berkeley Law; Peace Research Institute Oslo; and Women In International Security, and led by senior experts Kathleen Kuehnast, Kim Thuy Seelinger, Inger Skjelsbaek, and Chantal de Jonge Oudraat. Formed in 2013, the network comprises researchers from a wide range of academic backgrounds committed to understanding and ending sexual violence in war. Members have met annually at USIP to examine the current state of knowledge and identify paths for future research. Network members Amanda H. Blair, Kerry Crawford, Kathryn Falb, Nicole Gerring, Renata Giannini, Judy Gitau, Nimmi Gowrinathan, Sabrina Karim, Jocelyn Kelly, Alicia Luedke, and Marisella Rodriguez collaborated to write this Peace Brief based on insights from their research on topics related to sexual and gender-based violence.