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Hadia Allaudin is a researcher at Consortium for Asia Pacific studies (CAPS). She is a student of International Relations at National Defence University (NDU), with a keen interest in geopolitics, climate change and global affairs, particularly in  Asia.

Dr Anum Riaz Associate Director Research Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS).

Ray Ming-Tse Lu is director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne. He is a Taiwanese diplomat currently serving in Melbourne, focusing on Indo-Pacific and regional security affairs.

Arman Ahmed is an independent researcher and a research analyst at the Nicholas Spykman International Center for Geopolitical Analysis in Paris, focusing on South Asian geopolitics and international security. His work has been widely published in platforms such as The Geopolitical Monitor, The Geopolitics, Modern Diplomacy, The Madras Gazette, Eurasia Review, The NewAgeBD, The Daily Star, The Business Standard, Prothom Alo-English, the Australian Institute of International Affairs, and many more national and international outlets. He specializes in strategic affairs, South Asia, defense policy, and foreign policy analysis.

Chysanti Arumsari is a lecturer in English language subjects in Universitas Indonesia, with a current teaching focus on English for tourism. She holds MAs in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Hull, UK, and in Arts and Culture from Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her research experience spans science, technology, and society studies; Chinese-Indonesian studies—particularly the Cap Go Meh celebration and community dynamics across Indonesia; as well as the latest on soft power, Russia, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. In addition to her academic work, she has extensive professional experience in public relations and international engagement at Universitas Indonesia.

Reynaldo de Archellie is an Assistant Professor in Russian Studies and a PhD candidate in history in the Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Indonesia. His current research encompasses the diplomatic history of Indonesia-Russia bilateral relations, nationalist elements in Russian history, and Russian soft power in the East Asia region. He has been involved in research on Chinese communities in Indonesia over the last 5 years and on Indonesia’s local leadership over the last 3 years.

Akshit Tyagi is an intern at Australian Outlook at the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He is a postgraduate student in International Relations at the Australian National University, Canberra, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. He previously worked as a business reporter in New Delhi and has written for The Canberra Times, Woroni (ANU student media), The Hill, and other publications.

Dr Marida Nach is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Nelson Mandela University, specialising in Economics and Development Finance, with a focus on International Economics, Finance, Trade, and the Digital Economy. Her research interests include South-South cooperation, particularly BRICS and AfCFTA integration. 

Nick Hordern is a former diplomat and journalist. His next book, 'Loyalty: Australians, Japanese and Espionage on the eve of the Pacific War,' will shortly be published by Australian Scholarly Press.

Amit Ranjan is a research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore.