Dr. Karim completed Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies at the Department of Politics and International Studies (PaIS), University of Warwick, and an MA in International Security at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Specializing in the nexus of domestic politics and transnational issues, Dr. Karim emphasizes Southeast Asia in his research. He is a Fellow Member at Indo-Pacific Circle, hosted by the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) and the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), India. His works include Indonesia’s Regional and Global Engagement Role Theory and State Transformation in Foreign Policy (Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2023). Email: faisal.karim@uiii.ac.id