Emirza Adi Syailendra is a research analyst at the Indonesia Programme of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He obtained his MA in Strategic Studies from the RSIS, NTU, in 2014. Syailendra's research interests include Indonesian defence policy, foreign policy and politics, contemporary issues surrounding ASEAN and strategic issues in the Asia Pacific.