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Nathalie Duclos is a Professor of Scottish, British politics, and history at the University of Toulouse, France. She is head of research centre CAS, and also President of the French Society for Scottish Studies / Société Française d'Etudes Ecossaises.

Dr Dalbir Ahlawat is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Dalbir.ahlawat@mq.edu.au

Sarah Tzinieris is a Lecturer in Security Studies Education in the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. She holds a MPhil and PhD in International Relations from the University of Cambridge. Sarah has broad-ranging research interests but currently her work is focusing on US-China relations, AUKUS, critical minerals, technology racing, and emerging challenges to world order, particularly in terms of how great powers employ coercive strategies in an era of strategic competition.

Ansel Bayly is a Research Assistant in the Centre for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He studied for a BA in Liberal Arts, majoring in Politics at King's from 2022 to 2025. His research interests include critical minerals policy, supply chain weaponisation, and US-China strategic competition.

Nimra Javed is a research officer at the Centre for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir (CISS AJK), Pakistan. She specializes in arms control, strategic technologies, and regional security dynamics. She is also an alumna of the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University Washington, DC.

Zohaib Altaf is associate director at the Centre for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir (CISS AJK), Pakistan. His work focuses on nuclear strategy, deterrence stability, and emerging military technologies. He has written for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Stimson Center, The Diplomat, and the South China Morning Post.

Dr Shannon Brincat is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres is a PhD Candidate and Sessional Staff at University of the Sunshine Coast.

Sangita Gayatri Kannan is a Ph.D candidate in Mineral and Energy Economics at the Colorado School of Mines.is a Ph.D candidate in Mineral and Energy Economics at the Colorado School of Mines.

Arrizal Jaknanihan is a Master of International Relations student at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University. His research focuses on the intersection of security and trade in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia. His analyses have been featured in several outlets, including East Asia Forum, The Interpreter, The Jakarta Post, New Mandala, The Diplomat, and RSIS Commentaries. You can reach out to Arrizal through email (ArrizalAnugerah.Jaknanihan@anuedu.au or Linkedin)