Andrew T. H. Tan is Non-Resident Principal Fellow at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs, New Zealand, and was previously Professor of Security Studies at Macquarie University. He specialises in defence studies, terrorism and regional security, and is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 24 books.

Julian Droogan is Associate Professor and Director of Research and Innovation at the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (Routledge). His academic research focusses on online extremism, terrorism, and disinformation.

Nell Bennett has a PhD from Macquarie University in terrorism and insurgency. Dr Bennett is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, and is a Research Fellow with the Blue Security Consortium and La Trobe Asia.