Aqila Adilah
Senior Analyst, Middle East and North Africa Desk & Senior Associate, Non-Proliferation Working Group
Aqila Adilah is Senior Analyst with the Middle East and North Africa Desk & Senior Associate of Non-Proliferation Working Group at World Order Lab. She is currently Undergraduate Student in International Relations at Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad in Pakistan.
Aqila brings hands-on experience in both research and diplomacy to her role. In the summer of 2025, she completed a research internship with the Consortium for Asia Pacific and Eurasian Studies. She also spent 2023 to 2025 supporting political and information, social, and cultural affairs initiatives at the Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad. In 2025, she took part in an international conference backed by United Nations Pakistan.
Her analytical interests span foreign policy, Asia-Pacific regional security, human rights, global governance, political economy, and political terrorism in South Asia, with a geographic focus on the Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, and the wider ASEAN region. Her commentaries and research have appeared on platforms including Fair Observer and Pakistan Indonesia, among others.
Language: Indonesian (Native), English (B2), Arabic (B2), Chinese (A1), Urdu (A1), Korean (A1).
Education:
Bachelor of Science, International Relations
Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University Islamabad (2022 - 2026)
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Research Interests
Aqila Adilah
Senior Analyst,
Middle East & North Africa Desk;
Senior Associate, Non-Proliferation Working Group
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Regional Focus
ASEAN
Asia-Pacific Regional Security
Foreign Policy
Global Governance
Human Rights
Indonesia's Foreign Policy
Political Economy
South Asia’s Political Terrorism
Indonesia
Pakistan
China
Southeast Asia
Middle East
North Africa
Asia-Pacific
Selected Articles & Publications
Between Neutrality & Security, Indonesia Treads a Tight Rope
Fair Observer | October 28, 2025Beyond Ceremonies: Strengthening 75 Years of Indonesia-Pakistan Relations
Pakistan Indonesia | October 20, 2025
Event Participations
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