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Kajal Mishra is a PhD research Scholar at Center for Russian And Central Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research focuses on indigenous community governance in the Arctic with a broader interest in climate change, environmental governance, governance and policy making, and Russian Foreign Policy.

Kawsar Mia is a Lecturer of Civics and Good Governance at Cosmopolitan College in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He writes on foreign policy, geopolitics, international affairs and regional security. His work has appeared in The Diplomat, Geopolitical Monitor, NIICE, South Asia Monitor, World Geostrategic Insights, Countercurrents and The Geopolitical Economist.

Alexander Ayertey Odonkor is the Director of the Ghana Centre for China Studies. He is a global economist with keen interest in the social, environmental and economic landscape of developed countries, emerging markets and developing economies particularly in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and North America. He holds a master’s degree in Finance and a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance, together with a comprehensive postgraduate education, spanning entrepreneurship, environmental and social management, mining, risk management, electronic trading, and business management pursued at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Curtin University, University of Adelaide, New York Institute of Finance and Delft University of Technology, respectively.

Catherine Wilson is an Australian independent writer and journalist reporting on current affairs, global issues, politics and geopolitics for the international media with a focus on Europe and the Pacific regions. She has contributed news and analysis to, among others, Al Jazeera, The Diplomat, The Guardian, IPS (Inter-Press Service) news agency, World Politics Review, The Interpreter at the Lowy Institute for International Policy and Responsible Statecraft at the Quincy Institute in Washington. She lived in the United Kingdom throughout the New Labour years from the mid-1990s. Website: https://catherine-wilson.com/

Sahibzada Usman holds a PhD (Italy) in geopolitics and is currently doing a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Shandong University, China. Dr Usman is the author of a book titled ‘Different Approaches on Central Asia: Economic, Security, and Energy’, published by Lexington, USA.

Shona Warren is part of the Leadership Team at WIIS UK. She works as a policy analyst in International Development in the UK, and holds a Master of International Relations, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.

Dr Eko Setiobudi is an economist, lecturer at STIES Mitra Karya Bekasi, Indonesia, and business practitioner. His interests include international trade, industrial policy, critical minerals, economic development, and Indo-Pacific economic cooperation. He writes on Indonesia’s role in the regional and global economy.

Nina Lopez is currently an Events Officer with Women in International Security – Australia and the Australia–Latin America Emerging Leaders Dialogue. She holds a Master of International Relations from the University of Melbourne, with academic and research interests spanning nuclear security, the role of intelligence in international affairs, the inclusion of marginalised voices in post-conflict justice processes, and Australia's diplomatic engagement with Latin America. She previously completed a year-long internship with the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, where she supported the coordination and delivery of numerous events and initiatives, including the 2025 International Careers Conference.

Arijit Mazumdar is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Indian Foreign Policy in Transition: Relations with South Asia (Routledge). His research focuses on Indian foreign policy, soft power diplomacy, Indo-Pacific affairs, and South Asian politics. LinkedIn.

Parag Amalnerkar is an independent strategic affairs analyst and a Master’s candidate in Defence and Strategic Studies at Rashtriya Raksha University, India's National Security University. His research interests include conflict and deterrence, emerging military technologies, and the evolving global security order. His work has been published by the Vivekananda International Foundation and The Eastern Strategist.