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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is a co-author, serves as Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS, and is also affiliated with positions at the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, the London School of Economics’ IDEAS, and Busan University of Foreign Studies

Yeta Purnama is a researcher at Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), whose work focuses on the evolving dynamics of China–Indonesia relations.

Kumail Mehdi works as a Research Assistant at the Center for International Strategic Studies, Islamabad. His expertise includes Indian Strategic Culture, Military Industrial Complex, and Arms Control.

Tanisha Lamichhane is a Master of International Relations graduate from the University of Melbourne with a background in research, gender advocacy, and policy analysis. She has contributed to reforms in Nepal’s national juvenile justice frameworks, co-authored submissions for the UN Universal Periodic Review examining human rights violations in Australia, and worked as a Policy and Advocacy Support Officer amplifying students’ voices in the University of Melbourne through the Graduate Student Association. Currently, as a contributing writer at the Young Diplomats Society and National Publications Director at Asia Australia Youth Association, she publishes academic articles on gender, structural justice, and inequities in regional and international contexts. Her work focuses on context-sensitive approaches to amplify underrepresented voices in political discourses and policymaking.

Muhammad Amir is a PhD researcher at Deakin University, specializing in international relations and security studies. His research focuses on peace processes, strategic competition, defence policy, and emerging technologies.

Ali Ramezaniotaghvar is an intern at Australian Outlook at the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He is an undergraduate student at the Australian National University, studying a PhB (Humanities and Social Science) Honours, majoring in Political Science. As part of the research-driven undergraduate degree, he currently researches and studies American geopolitics, political philosophy and comparative politics, aiming to pursue Honours next year.

Dr Abhishek Dadhich is an Assistant Professor at the School of Police Science and Security Studies, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, India.

Lena Nabizada is a Bachelor of International Relations student at the University of Melbourne, a youth advocate, and the founder of Strive Connecting, an initiative addressing racism and supporting refugee and migrant youth. She has contributed to national and international forums on gender equity, youth representation, and climate change and has been featured in media, including Women’s Agenda, The Chronicle, ABC and SBS. Lena is passionate about amplifying the voices of marginalised communities and using storytelling as a tool for change.

Kevin Nielsen M. Agojo is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Public and International Affairs at the City University of Hong Kong and an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Development Studies at De La Salle University. His research interests include policing, democratization, electoral politics, and human rights.