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Arturo Cabrera-Hidalgo

Arturo Cabrera-Hidalgo is the former Ambassador of Ecuador to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji; former Deputy Foreign Minister of Ecuador, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. He is currently an Honorary Professor at the Australian Catholic University, and Professor at the University of Canberra specialised in Latin American Studies, trans-Pacific relations, and International Cooperation Regimes.

Showmik Sarker Prottoy

Showmik Sarker Prottoy is a student at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka. His work focuses on the transnational economic security and the political economy of conflict in South, Central and Southeast Asia.

Hansley Gumbaketi

Hansley Gumbaketi is a current graduate student at the Department of Pacific Affairs at ANU. His research interests span infrastructure governance arrangements and its security implications focusing on the Pacific.

Caio Gontijo

Caio Gontijo is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wollongong. His research focuses on international relations, international political economy, and the changing dynamics of the international order. He has recently published in leading international journals including International Affairs (2026) and International Studies Review (2025).

André Paulo do Carmo Barreto

André Paulo do Carmo Barreto is Program Support Intern at The Asia Foundation in Timor-Leste, and Program Associate with the Division II (Publication) at World Order Lab. He holds Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Universidade Dili. His research interests include human rights frameworks, digital governance, gender equality, and climate justice in Southeast Asia.

Vu Phuong Linh

Vu Phuong Linh is Senior Analyst (Coordinator) with the Southeast Asia Desk at World Order Lab. She holds Bachelor's Degree in International Law from the Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Her research interests focus on international environmental law and sustainable development, ASEAN regional governance, and the protection of vulnerable communities under international law.

Stephen Hiu-Fung Kei

Stephen, Hiu-fung, Kei is a Hong Kong-born researcher and communications practitioner based in Sydney, with academic backgrounds in international relations and Asia-Pacific affairs from The University of Queensland and National Sun Yat-sen University. His research focuses on Pacific diplomacy, decolonisation, identity politics, and Taiwan–Pacific relations. He currently works in governance research and has written on Pacific naming politics, climate diplomacy, and regional sovereignty.

Dr John Harrison

Dr John Harrison is an Associate Professor at Rabdan Academy, UAE. He is an internationally recognised expert on terrorism, aviation security, and political violence.

Dr Amit Kumar

Dr Amit Kumar is an incoming Visiting Research Fellow at the University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at Rabdan Academy, UAE, and serves as a Security Expert at the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, New Delhi, India.

Daniel Madden

Daniel Madden is a Canberra-based teacher, researcher and independent policy advocate. He is a University of New England Arts graduate, with majors in politics and international relations, and has a Master of Education from the University of Canberra. His current work focuses on public administration, consular accountability and Australia–Japan legacy parent-child separation cases.

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Arturo Cabrera-Hidalgo

Showmik Sarker Prottoy

Hansley Gumbaketi

Caio Gontijo

André Paulo do Carmo Barreto

Vu Phuong Linh

Stephen Hiu-Fung Kei

Dr John Harrison

Dr Amit Kumar

Daniel Madden

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