Geo Dzakwan Arshali
Program Manager & Chair of G-2 Affairs Working Group
Geo Dzakwan Arshali is Program Manager & Chair of G-2 Affairs Working Group at World Order Lab. He is currently a Master of Science (Strategic Studies) Student and Research Assistant with the Future Issues and Technology (FIT) Research Cluster at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also an Emerging Leaders Fellow (Non-Resident) at FACTS Asia.
Geo holds Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs Management from the School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, and is an alumnus of Anti-Corruption Spring School at the International Anti-Corruption Academy. He received Intelligence Analysis training from a U.S.-based organization.
He previously worked as a Policy Analyst Intern at American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (2026), a Research Intern with Regional Security Architecture Programme at RSIS (2024 - 2025), a Cadet Researcher at Asian Institute of International Affairs and Diplomacy (2025), a Research Intern with Malaysia Program at FACTS Asia (2024 - 2025), an Editorial Contributor to Asia-in-Review and Research Intern on Peace & Security at German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (2024 - 2025), and Political Section Intern at Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Philippines (2023).
Geo’s research interests focus on Southeast Asia's domestic politics and regional security affairs. His analyses have appeared in East Asia Forum, 9DASHLINE, Australian Outlook, Eurasia Review, Pacific Forum, and Geopolitical Monitor, among others.
Language: Indonesian (Native), English (C1), Malay (B2), German (A1), Spanish (A1).
Education:
Master of Science, Strategic Studies
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (2026 - 2027)Bachelor's Degree, International Affairs Management
School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia (2022 - 2026)Non-Degree, International Relations Summer School
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (August - September 2024)
Non-Degree, Anti-Corruption Spring School
International Anti-Corruption Academy and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (March 2024)
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Research Interests
Geo Dzakwan Arshali
Program Manager;
Chair, G-2 Affairs
Working Group
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Regional Focus
Anti-Corruption & Good Governance
ASEAN
Cyber Power & Cyber Statecraft
Emerging Technologies in Warfare
Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific
Indonesian Domestic Politics
Indonesian Foreign Policy
Malaysian Political Economy
Southeast Asian Security
U.S.-China Rivalry in Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Malaysia
The Philippines
Vietnam
Timor-Leste
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Selected Articles & Publications
ASEAN Centrality: View from Within
Australian Outlook | June 10, 2026 | Co-Authored with Vu Phuong Linh & André Paulo do Carmo BarretoAmerica's Cyber Power, ASEAN's Cyber Order: Navigating Selective Engagement
FACTS Asia | May 20, 2026Di Atas Rakyat dan Negara, Kepentingan Oligarki Partai Politik Berkuasa (in Indonesian)
Indonesia Corruption Watch | March 12, 2026What Indonesia and Vietnam’s 70-Year Partnership Means For ASEAN
Eurasia Review | February 13, 2026 | Co-Authored with Than Tran Bao NgocIndonesia-Australia Security Architecture Must Include Papua Considerations
Australian Outlook | January 21, 2026 | Co-Authored with Alfath Aziz KurniaWhat the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Means for Southeast Asia
FACTS Asia | January 7, 2026Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Struggles With Reform Politics in Unstable Coalition
Fair Observer | January 3, 2026 | Co-Authored with Wan Raihana Madihah Wan Ahmad ZakryTimor-Leste Risks Becoming Southeast Asia’s New Criminal Hub
Eurasia Review | November 24, 2026 | Co-Authored with Ronan Timothy AsturiasIndonesia’s Free Meal Program Cracks Under Poor Leadership
East Asia Forum | November 14, 2025 | Co-Authored with Ibnurafi Andapura & Zahra Shaffa KamilaIndonesia Needs Offensive Cyber Defence Posture
Australian Outlook | November 6, 2025 | Co-Authored with Katherine Viella Irwanto & Fransiscus Divo Marcellino PrasetiaPhilippines-Australia New Defence Pact Emerges as a Southern Node in ASEAN Security
Indo-Pacific Studies Center | November 5, 2025
Balancing the Peninsula: Indonesia’s Diplomacy Between the Two Koreas
9DASHLINE | October 27, 2025Indonesia-North Korea Thaw Opens Door to Closer Security Ties
Geopolitical Monitor | October 21, 2025India-Pakistan Conflict in the Eyes of Southeast Asians
FACTS Asia | July 15, 2025 | Co-Authored with Adriena Duthsanee Adrien JuradGrand Promises Meet Hard Realities in Prabowo's Indonesia
East Asia Forum | May 29, 2025 | Co-Authored with Muhammad Izzuddin Al Haq
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Must Redefine their Minilateral Maritime Security Framework
Pacific Forum [Republication] | April 17, 2025How Malaysia-chaired ASEAN Drive a More Cohesive Regional Higher Education System
FACTS Asia | March 18, 2025Why Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Must Redefine their Minilateral Maritime Security Framework
Asian Institute of International Affairs and Diplomacy | January 1, 2025
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