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Join us for another instalment of our series with Women in International Security - Australia.
For this episode, we're joined by Susan Coles, a senior Australian diplomat whose pathway into international affairs began through the United Nations and has since spanned diplomacy, trade negotiations and ambassadorial appointments across the Indo-Pacific. Susan has served as Australia's Ambassador to the Indian Ocean region and Consul-General to French Polynesia, and has worked at the intersection of international law, trade, security and gender equality throughout her career.
17 May 2026
YDS x WIIS-A: Diplomacy in Motion - Jane Hardy
Welcome to the second episode of Diplomacy in Motion, a series produced in collaboration between Women in International Security Australia (WIIS-A) and the Young Diplomats Society. This series is about the moments when work in international affairs leaves the page and enters practice. While the field is underpinned by deep policy analysis, research, and bureaucratic process, there are points when that groundwork is tested in real time. Through conversations with international affairs professionals, we examine how decisions are made when negotiations are live, events move quickly, or stakes are high.
In this episode, Poppy sits down with Jane Hardy — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre and former Australian senior career diplomat. Over three decades, Jane served in seven Australian embassies across the Indo-Pacific, the United States, and Europe, including four at ambassador level. Her expertise spans US-Asia relations, Indo-Pacific security, arms control, and the Australia-US alliance. (edited)
21 Apr 2026
YDS x WIIS-A: Diplomacy in Motion - Shannon Zimmerman
YDS x WIIS-A: Diplomacy in Motion - Shannon Zimmerman
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