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Caroline de Moel-Mandel is a lecturer in the Department of Public Health at La Trobe University, Melbourne. Her research focuses on equity in access to healthcare services, particularly sexual and reproductive health, and the systems shaping service delivery. She previously worked as a general practitioner in the Netherlands.

Dr Thais de Oliveira Queiroz holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Brasilia and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra. She is a permanent civil servant in the Brazilian government, in the career of Social Policy Analyst. Her work focuses on democracy, social policy, and public sector innovation.

Patricia Siqueira de Medeiros holds a Master’s degree in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology from the Catholic University of Brasilia. She is a permanent civil servant in the Brazilian government, in the career of Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management. Her work focuses on biosafety, biosecurity, and the governance of technological innovation.

Fransiscus Divo Marcellino Prasetia is Undergraduate Student in International Relations at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, and Analyst at World Order Lab. His research interests focus on non-traditional security, media, and diplomacy through an integrative politics, psychology, and philosophy approach that examines their often-overlooked interrelations.

Katherine Viella Irwanto is Graduate of International Relations from Universitas Indonesia, with a semester abroad at KU Leuven, and Analyst at World Order Lab. Her research interests focus on regional and institutional dynamics in the EU, ASEAN, and East Asia, combining domestic and international variables to produce a holistic analysis of foreign policy and non-traditional security issues.

Geo Dzakwan Arshali is undergraduate student in International Affairs Management at School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, and Research Intern (Regional Security Architecture Programme) with Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). He is concurrently an Emerging Leaders Fellow at FACTS Asia, Cadet Researcher (Outgoing) at Asian Institute of International Affairs and Diplomacy (AIIAD), and Senior Analyst & Program Manager at World Order Lab.

Andi Mohammad Ilham is a Graduate of the School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University. He is also a Tax Researcher at MMStax Consulting, Indonesia. His research area focuses on the International Political Economy of Global Tax Governance.  

Oliver Sinclair is a lawyer and is studying a Masters of International Relations at the Australian National University.

Abhinandan Kumar is a Doctoral Candidate at the Department of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Dr Christian E. Rieck is an Associate Professor of War Studies at the University of Potsdam and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Canberra in 2025.