Melissa Jardine
Biography
Publications
Melissa Jardine, PhD, is a former Australian police officer and security sector reform advisor. She travelled to Kabul in March 2021 on assignment for the United Nations. She is a member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the International Association of Women Police. Her PhD was on policing in a changing Vietnam. She is the author of Women, Policing and Security: Reforming the Afghan National Police, published in 2022.
![Far from the limelight, forgotten Afghans continue the fight](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-07/Afghan%20women%20collect%20aid%20comp.jpg?itok=2nH1jn24)
Far from the limelight, forgotten Afghans continue the fight
Accounts from Kabul hold lessons on how easily the world moves on, and some takeaways for Ukraine.
![Would China? Australia’s chance to back women police in the Pacific](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/10694967586_408a375706_k.jpg?itok=ZStaDVeG)
Would China? Australia’s chance to back women police in the Pacific
Promoting gender equality and enhancing maritime law enforcement will ensure Australia stands apart.
![The world must evacuate women police in Afghanistan](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-464625072.jpg?itok=Ab9iTsJv)
The world must evacuate women police in Afghanistan
The international community trained local women to put their lives on the line but has now abandoned them to danger.
![Policing Vietnam: How Australia could help](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/33353018698_d2b0bcdd53_o.jpg?itok=253ATh6t)
Policing Vietnam: How Australia could help
Men comprise 90% of the country’s police, and a common complaint is male officers pay scant attention to women’s issues.