Dr Sense Hofstede researches the role of the Chinese party-state in Beijing’s foreign policy and cross-Strait politics. He previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher for ReConnect China at Ghent University, Lecturer at Leiden University, and Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, after obtaining his PhD in Comparative Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore.
Serina Rahman is an Associate Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and Lecturer at the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.
Shahril Hamdan is co-host of the podcast Keluar Sekejap. He served as the Economic Director at the Prime Minister’s Office under PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob from October 2021 to November 2022, and was UMNO’s Information Chief and Vice Youth Chief.
Sharifah Nurul Huda Alkaff is a Senior Assistant Professor and Programme Leader in the English Studies Programme of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).