Safna Putri Purba
Senior Analyst, Middle East & North Africa Desk
Safna Putri Purba is Senior Analyst with the Middle East & North Africa Desk at World Order Lab. She is an emerging researcher specializing in International Relations, with a focus on Middle Eastern politics, energy security, and international political economy. Her research explores the intersection of geopolitics, foreign policy, sustainable development, and environmental security, particularly in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.
Safna holds Master of Science in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from the Graduate School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, where she was awarded the Indonesian Government's Beasiswa Unggulan scholarship and graduated with distinction. She also holds Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro.
Previously, Safna completed internships at the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (2022), the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (2021), and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (2021). During these roles, she supported research, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and administrative coordination across public policy and governance initiatives.
Subsequently, she continued her professional journey as a Research Assistant at Center for Strategic Policy Studies Universitas Indonesia (2023-2025), a Policy Fellow at Indonesia Institute of Education Reform (2025), and a Project Lead at Indonesia Syiar Network (2025-2026). From faith-driven initiatives to policy research and community-based projects, her dedication spans diverse domains, shaping a multidimensional perspective that is both inclusive and deeply informed by varied social, academic, and institutional experiences.
Safna's research interests focus on geopolitics, particularly the political and security dynamics of the Middle East, as well as international and domestic energy security. She is especially interested in energy geopolitics, foreign policy, regional security, and the intersection between energy transition and sustainable development. Her work seeks to examine how geopolitical developments shape energy governance and security at both the regional and global levels.
Safna has presented her research on Middle East energy geopolitics at the International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies in Nanchang, China. She continues to contribute to academic discussions and policy-oriented research on international relations, strategic affairs, and energy governance through publications, conferences, and collaborative research initiatives.
Language: Indonesian (Native), English (B2), Arabic (A1).
Education:
Master of Science, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Graduate School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia (2023 - 2025)Bachelor's Degree, International Relations
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro (2018 - 2022)
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Research Interests
Safna Putri Purba
Senior Analyst,
Middle East & North Africa Desk
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Regional Focus
ASEAN
Energy Geopolitics
Energy Transition
Environmental Security
Foreign Policy Analysis
Geopolitics of Middle East and North Africa
Gulf Cooperation Council Affairs
Indonesia's Domestic Energy Security
International Energy Security
International Political Economy
Islamic Social Movements
Political Islam
Indonesia
Iran
Turkey
Southeast Asia
Middle East
North Africa
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Muslim Majority Countries
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Selected Articles & Publications
Why the UAE Broke Up with OPEC
International Policy Digest | June 3, 2026 | Co-Authored with Alwi AkbarSejarah Nasionalisme Arab: Revolusi Gamal Abdul Nasser dan Implikasinya pada Mesir Modern (in Indonesian)
Politea: Jurnal Pemikiran Politik Islam | August 16 30, 2024 | Co-Authored with Amany Burhanuddin Umar Lubis, Mulawarman Hannase, & Mohammad Izdiyan MuttaqinKebijakan Amerika Serikat Menyetujui Perjanjian Perdamaian dengan Taliban dan Penarikan Pasukan Amerika Serikat dari Afghanistan di Masa Kepemimpinan Donald Trump (in Indonesian)
Journal of International Relations Diponegoro | June 17, 2022 | Co-Authored with Reni Windiani & Satwika Paramasatya
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