Sarah Percy

Sarah's research projects have had considerable impact outside academia. Sarah has presented her research on mercenaries and private military companies at the United Nations; at policy-oriented events at Princeton University and New York University; and at the Royal United Services Institute (London) and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London). Her resaearch on women in combat has featured in testimony to Congress in the United States.

Sarah's research on piracy was featured in the production notes for the film "Captain Phillips", directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks. She has presented this research to the Royal Navy and at DFAT's Counter-Piracy Conference.

Sarah is an experienced media commentator. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, USA Today, The Conversation, and The Lowy Interpreter. She has appeared on radio in the United States (National Public Radio) and in Australia (Radio National, multiple programs including Rear Vision and The World Today) and on Sky News. She is also a sought-after radio guest, appearing on radio in the United States (NPR), Canada (CBC), UK (Times Radio, BBC), and in Australia, on Radio National, where she has been a featured guest on Conversations and numerous other radio programmes.

Sarah loves to speak about her research to a wide audience and has appeared at the Oxford Literary Festival, the Chalke History Festival, and the Byron Bay Writers' Festival.