Amin Saikal
Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

Amin Saikal is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at Australian National University. He is a leading authority on Afghanistan, and author of ‘Modern Afghanistan: A History of Struggle and Surivial’ (2006).
Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan
Languages: English, Farsi, Pashto
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Andrew Tan
Associate Professor, University of New South Wales

Andrew Tan is Associate Professor and Convenor for International Studies at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The author, editor or co-editor of 13 books published by leading academic publishers such as Routledge, Edward Elgar and Palgrave Macmillan, he specializes in the areas of defence, terrorism and insurgency, and has special expertise on Southeast Asia.
Associate Professor, University of New South Wales
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Oceania
Languages: Chinese, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Anna Halafoff

Dr. Anna Halafoff is an expert in the fields of multifaith relations and religion and peacebuilding. She is a lecturer in Sociology, and in Politics for the Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC), at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University. She is also a researcher for the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations – Asia Pacific, Monash University.
Area of Expertise: Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Australia
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Benjamin Isakhan
Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research

Dr. Benjamin Isakhan is Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research, part of the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, Australia. Previously, Dr. Isakhan has been a Research Fellow with the Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University and a Research Fellow and Lecturer for the Griffith Islamic Research Unit, part of the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, Australia.
Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Social Research
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Iraq
Language: English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Clive Schofield
Director of Research and Associate Professor, Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security

Dr. Clive Schofield is Director of Research and Associate Professor at the Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia. He a political geographer, with allied international law qualifications and expertise, whose research interests relate to international boundaries and particularly maritime boundary delimitation.
Director of Research and Associate Professor, Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Law and Human Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Australia
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Wollongong
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Fethi Mansouri

Professor Mansouri is the Director of the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University and Co-director of the Strategic Research Centre for Comparative Social Research. He holds a Research Chair in Migration and Intercultural Studies and is the Director of the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University and Co-director of the Strategic Research Centre for Comparative Social Research.Professor Mansouri is also the founding Convener of the Australia-Middle East Research Forum (AMERF).
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Oceania
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
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