She Speaks, Episode 1: Ellen Wasylina on women in power - sustainable leadership, a gendered approach of diplomacy, Turkey and the Baltic Sea

With an extensive career in foreign policy, Ellen Wasylina is our guest for this #EP1 of She Speaks! Based in Paris, Ellen is an expert on European politics, NATO, and challenges concerning the European continent, especially those tied to Ukraine, Turkey, the Black and Mediterranean seas. Her outstanding career brought her to be a leader in security, an author of four books, an international speaker and commentator on news outlets, as well as an educator and entrepreneur. We are humbled to be in her presence today to start our first episode on the place and perspectives of Women in foreign policy. During a 40 min-long conversation, drawing from her career, experiences and role models (Angela Merkel, Queen Elizabeth II and others!), Ellen highlighted her vision of management and women in leadership, how “sustainable leadership” can learn from gender-based approach and the role of women in conflict resolution, her as well as the place of Turkey in the energy market and US-Turkey relations.