Arrizal Jaknanihan is a Master of International Relations candidate at The Australian National University and currently an Analytics Partnership Officer at the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Republic of Indonesia. Arrizal's policy focus centered around Indonesia's foreign policy, economic-security nexus in the Indo-Pacific, and its impacts on ASEAN. Arrizal's works are featured in various platforms, including East Asia Forum, The Jakarta Post, The Diplomat, New Mandala, and The Interpreter.