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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.

Dr Lermie Shayne S. Garcia is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Ateneo de Manila University. Her research examines the intersections of leadership and democratisation in the Philippines and Indonesia, as well as the evolving landscape of Southeast Asian Studies. She holds a PhD in Public and International Affairs from City University of Hong Kong.

Dr Kathryn Robison is a Lecturer at the United States Studies Centre and a Senior Research Fellow at the Australasian Centre for Space Governance (ACSG). She holds a PhD in Political Science and specialises in the role of political communication in the formation and dissemination of US space policy at both domestic and international levels. Dr Robison's research spans political communication, behaviour, and public opinion, and she co-authored the first comprehensive survey of Australian public opinion on space. She is currently writing a book on political communication in space and continuing her public opinion research on space.

Andrej Matišák is a foreign policy reporter for the Slovak daily Pravda and the creator of the Global Agora podcast.

Iryna Taliian is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of International Relations, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave (EUBA), Slovakia. Her research focuses on the politics of Australian free trade and its broader foreign economic policy.

Hangga Fathana is a faculty member in International Relations at Universitas Islam Indonesia and a Senior Research Fellow (Indonesia–Australia Relations) at the Perth USAsia Centre.

Darren Coughlan FIML is Discipline Lead Lecturer in Sport Management at the International College of Management Sydney and a Doctorate of Business Administration candidate at the European Institute of Management and Technology. His research focuses on sport governance, regulatory frameworks, and the commercial and diplomatic architecture of international sport. He is the author of a forthcoming textbook on athlete management and writes at otoli.substack.com.