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.
Swadesh Rana
Senior Fellow, World Policy Institute

Dr. Swadesh Rana’s is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and former Chief of the Conventional Arms Branch in the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs. She was a member of the political cabinet of UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali. She is also former Senior Associate at the Indian Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses.
Dewi Fortuna Anwar
Director for Program and Research at The Habibie Center

Dr. Dewi Fortuna Anwar has written extensively on issues related to Indonesian foreign policy, ASEAN political-security issues, democratization in Indonesia and Indonesian civil-military relations. She is former spokesperson for the president of Indonesia.
Leon Sigal
Director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project, Social Science Research Council

Dr. Leon V. Sigal is director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council in New York.
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