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Carlo Edward Caiani is a Master of International Relations candidate at the Australian National University and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne. He is an Editorial Intern with the Australian Institute of International Affairs as part of the September 2026 cohort. His research interests include Australian foreign policy, development, diplomacy and Asia-Pacific security.

William Chen is a Year 11 student in Sydney, with research interests covering the politics of multilateral institutions, and the degradation of the rules-based international order.

Dr Simran Keshwani is founder and principal research lead at IndiaForth, a Sydney-based strategic advisory firm focused on India’s global engagement. A political economist and author, she researches industrial strategy, economic security and clean-energy transitions, with particular expertise on the Australia-India relationship and the Indo-Pacific.

Regina Ng is a third-year International Relations and Law student at ANU. She has also interned for one year with the Embassy of Ecuador in Canberra and co-founded Australia’s first official Model European Union with the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Australia.

Louis Matteo Vallet is a second-year Economics and International Relations student at ANU. He has also interned for one year with the Embassy of Ecuador in Canberra and co-founded Australia’s first official Model European Union with the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Australia.

Alek Karci Kurniawan is an environmental policy analyst with over seven years of professional experience. Delegate to the International Youth Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations. Completed specialized studies in Sustainable Development of Rural Communities in Wuhan, China, and a short course in Environmental Economics at the University of Michigan. Published analytical articles in international media outlets, including The Japan Times, Asia Times, New Europe, Diplomat Magazine, The Independent Observer, and The Daily Californian. Currently pursuing a master’s degree at Khon Kaen University, with a research focus on the intersection of international affairs, environmental economics, and sustainable development.

Moncef Fellah holds a Master of Science in International Studies from the University of Montreal. His research interests focus on the geopolitical dynamics in Eurasia and the Middle East.

Bhavya Johari is a Lecturer and Assistant Dean at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, and an Assistant Editor at the Jindal Global Law Review. He is also a Consulting Director at IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access), a national non-profit that supports students from underprivileged and marginalised backgrounds in accessing legal education. He holds an LL.M. from Melbourne Law School, where he was an Alex Chernov Scholar and received the Danny Sandor Prize in Children’s Rights, and a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from NALSAR University of Law, graduating with ten gold medals conferred by the President of India.

Richard de Grijs is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Macquarie University and former Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute–Beijing. He is a frequent media commentator on developments in international space programs, with a focus on the Asia–Pacific region.

Dr Adel Abdel Ghafar is a Senior Resident Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. His work focuses on the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a particular emphasis on the growing linkages and interdependencies between the Middle East, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific.