Sameera Pillai

Sameera Pillai is pursuing a Master’s degree in International Relations at the University of Sydney, specialising in American Foreign Policy and International Law. She holds a Bachelor of Communications and Journalism from […]

Dr Hamed Zakikhani

Dr Hamed Zakikhani is an agronomist and researcher based in Queensland. He holds a PhD in Agronomy and has published widely on agriculture, food security, and strategy. His current focus […]

Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari

Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari is a Research Fellow at Monash University’s ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on the […]

Matthew Specter

Matthew Specter is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley, and the author of The Atlantic Realists, published by Stanford. His work focuses on transatlantic relations […]

Afeeya Akhand

Afeeya Akhand is the Secretary of Women in International Security – Australia Inc. (WIIS-A). This blog is the first in a joint series between AIIA and WIIS-A, which aims to […]

Ika Idris

Ika Idris is Co-Director of the Monash Data & Democracy Research Hub and a specialist in social media analytics. Since 2019, Ika has trained officials across major Indonesian government agencies […]

Tahmid Tazwar Khan

Tahmid Tazwar Khan is a freelance writer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. A former student at the University of Dhaka, he is recognized for his active participation in the 2018 and […]

Sam Fricker

Sam Fricker is an Assistant Curator in the Military Heraldry and Technology section at the Australian War Memorial. With a background in art history, Sam has an enduring love for […]

Lin Chia-lung

Lin Chia-lung is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) […]

Glenn Dunbier ONZM

Glenn Dunbier ONZM is the former Deputy Commissioner of New Zealand Police and the former Deputy Executive Director of the Australian Civil-Military Centre. He was awarded Officer of the New […]