Sheridan Ward is a researcher on non-militarisation and countries without sovereign military institutions. She holds a BA in International Security from the ANU and a Masters of Sustainable Development and Diplomacy from the United Nations Institute of Training and Research / The University for Peace, based in Costa Rica. She researches security dynamics in the Pacific region and the relations that Pacific states have with traditional governance, non-militarisation, and bilateral security partnerships. She is based in Sydney and currently working on a development project in Papua New Guinea.