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Drude Dahlerup is a Professor Emerita of Political Science at Stockholm University and an international expert advisor on the empowerment of women related to electoral systems and gender quotas.

Viet Dung Trinh is an intern with AP4D.

Mr Febry Triantama is a defence analyst and lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Paramadina University.

Women In International Security Australia (WIIS-A) is a registered charity affiliated with Women in International Security (WIIS) – the premier organisation in the world dedicated to advancing the leadership and professional development of women in the field of international peace and security.​ You can find their website here.

Guidora (Julie) Kopong is a PhD student from the School of Politics and International Studies, The University of Queensland. Her research investigates the implications of gender relations to three principal components of gender justice: redistribution, recognition and representation in patrilineal and matrilineal societies in the border of Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

Vrinda Malik is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Political Science at the University of Delhi, specialising in South Asian security and Indian Ocean geopolitics. Her research focuses on maritime security, multilateral diplomacy, and the foreign and security policies of island states in the Indian Ocean Region. She has experience in policy research, conference rapporteurship, and multilateral dialogues, including engagements with United Nations platforms such as UNITAR and UNU. Her work has appeared in The Diplomat, Australian Outlook, Modern Diplomacy, and NERPS Trends (Hiroshima University), and reflects a focus on concise, evidence-based analysis for academic and policy audiences.

Dr Owura Kuffuor is a political scientist specializing in Ghanaian politics and governance. His research explores democratic institutions, electoral behavior, and policy development in West Africa

Dr Antonina Luszczykiewicz-Mendis is a visiting scholar at Oxford University in the United Kingdom and a former Fulbright senior scholar at Indiana University in the United States. She teaches at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. You can find more of her work here.

Daiki Tsuboi has a Master's of Strategic Studies from the Australian National University and working experience in diplomacy

Baffour Agyeman Prempeh Boakye is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. His research interests include broad topics related to Democracy, US-Africa relations, and the politics of Critical Minerals. He can be reached at baffour@udel.edu.