IPSC Distinguished & Senior Fellows
Senior voices guiding IPSC’s strategic work.
IPSC Distinguished and Senior Fellows bring senior expertise from diplomacy, defence, academia, law, intelligence, public policy and strategic practice. Together they strengthen IPSC’s research agenda, high-level dialogues, publications, education and global partnerships.
Strategic role
Global authority guiding IPSC’s strategic vision.
Distinguished Fellows provide IPSC’s highest level of fellowship leadership, while Senior Fellows add deep specialist and practitioner expertise. Together their insights help shape flagship reports, policy briefings, multilateral engagement, strategic convenings and executive education.
Distinguished and Senior Fellows form IPSC’s senior expert network, with distinct tiers of institutional leadership and specialist contribution.
Role and contribution
Senior expertise that strengthens IPSC’s institutional reach.
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Strategic advice Advise IPSC leadership on vision, priorities and long-term institutional positioning.
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High-level representation Represent IPSC in diplomatic, track 1.5, multilateral and expert-policy forums.
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Publications and briefings Contribute to flagship publications, keynote commentaries and senior-level policy briefs.
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Roundtables and initiatives Participate in or chair IPSC roundtables, working groups and special strategic initiatives.
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Institutional engagement Support engagement with governments, think tanks, universities and global partners.
Distinguished Fellows
IPSC’s Distinguished Fellows bring senior expertise across regional security, alliances, maritime affairs, great-power competition, strategic partnerships and Indo-Pacific policy.
Security Studies · Geopolitics
Dr Brendon J. Cannon
Assistant Professor of International Security, Khalifa University
Dr Cannon works at the nexus of international relations, security studies and geopolitics. His research addresses regional security, the arms industry and shifting distributions of power across the Indo-Pacific.
Alliances · Strategic Partnerships
Associate Professor Tom Wilkins
Associate Professor of International Security, University of Sydney
Dr Wilkins specialises in regional security, alliances, strategic partnerships and Japanese and Australian foreign policy. His work includes more than 100 scholarly and policy publications.
Japan · Great-Power Competition
Dr Stephen Nagy
Professor, International Christian University
Dr Nagy specialises in Indo-Pacific geopolitics, great-power competition and middle-power approaches to regional order. He also holds senior fellow and research appointments across major policy institutes.
India · China · Europe–Asia
Dr Jagannath Panda
Head, Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, ISDP
Dr Panda’s research focuses on India’s relations with China, Japan, Korea and the United States, as well as EU–India relations, connectivity, infrastructure and maritime initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.
Maritime Strategy · Lawfare
Captain Sarabjeet Singh Parmar (Retd)
Former Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation
Captain Parmar served in the Indian Navy from 1987 to 2023 and contributed to maritime strategy, doctrine development, national security assessments and Indo-Pacific maritime security analysis.
Indian Foreign Policy · Maritime Affairs
Dr Dattesh D. Parulekar
Senior Assistant Professor of International Relations, Goa University
Dr Parulekar specialises in Indian foreign policy, Indo-Pacific maritime affairs and geopolitics, with extensive teaching and research experience across India, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Senior Fellows
IPSC Senior Fellows contribute specialist expertise across geopolitical risk, national security, deterrence, intelligence, international law, climate governance, Northeast Asian security and regional affairs.
China · Intelligence · Defence Strategy
Dr Daniel J. Reisner
Senior Strategist, Special Operations Command–Pacific · Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, Retired
Dr Reisner is a retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer whose work connects international relations theory with defence strategy. His research focuses on Chinese foreign policy, crisis decision-making and intelligence-product effectiveness.
Climate Governance · Sustainability
Professor Pradeep Nair
Professor of New Media Studies and Director Research, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
Professor Nair’s research addresses coastal sustainability, climate change, ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions. He is also engaged with international climate and Earth-system governance networks.
Deterrence · Defence Capability · Alliances
Natalie Treloar
Senior Analyst, National Institute for Deterrence Studies · Australian Company Director, Alpha-India Consultancy
Natalie Treloar works on Australian defence strategy, military capability, strategic deterrence and United States extended nuclear deterrence, with particular attention to alliances and Indo-Pacific deterrence architecture.
Korean Peninsula · Alliance Coordination
Captain James JB Park
Captain, Republic of Korea Army, Retired · 2024 James A. Kelly Korea Studies Fellow
Captain Park served as an interpreting officer in the Korea–United States Combined Forces Command and works on alliance coordination, military affairs and Northeast Asian security. He is a Pacific Forum Young Leader and RUSI NextGen member.
International Law · Peacekeeping
Dr Aminul Islam
Judge, Bangladesh Judicial Service · Deputy Secretary and Deputy Solicitor, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Dr Islam is a legal scholar and judicial practitioner whose research focuses on United Nations peacekeeping, the use of force, international peace and security, human rights, legal accountability and dispute resolution.
National Security · India–Australia
Dr Ramanand N. Garge
National-security scholar and practitioner · Former Director, Rashtriya Raksha University
Dr Garge has held leadership roles across diplomacy, academia and government. His work spans counterterrorism law, maritime security, terrorism financing, Indo-Pacific strategy and India–Australia relations.
Areas of coverage
Expertise aligned with the Indo-Pacific’s principal strategic questions.
IPSC’s Distinguished and Senior Fellows provide depth across the region’s major analytical domains, including security architecture, maritime competition, alliances, deterrence, intelligence, international law, climate governance, Indian foreign policy, Japan, China, Korea and Europe–Asia strategic connectivity.
Institutional value
Senior thought leadership for IPSC research, education and engagement.
Distinguished and Senior Fellows strengthen IPSC’s capacity to produce decision-relevant analysis, convene expert discussion, support emerging scholars and practitioners, and engage with institutional partners across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
Draw on IPSC’s senior expert network.
IPSC can scope briefings, dialogues, research partnerships and institutional engagements around the country, sector and thematic expertise required for the strategic question at hand.