Author: Aida Idris

Nurliana Kamaruddin is Deputy Executive Director (Academic and Student Affairs) and Senior Lecturer at the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya. She specializes in international security and development cooperation. Nurliana was a recipient of the Korea Foundation ASEAN Fellowship (2013-2015) and the POSCO TJ Park Foundation Asia Fellowship (2009-2011).   Aida Idris is Professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM), specialising in Entrepreneurship, SME Development and Cross-cultural Management. Throughout her service in UM, she has held several management positions, including as Director of the Academic Development Centre, Director of the Student Entrepreneurship and Development Centre, and Deputy Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Institute.   Kevin Fernandez is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya. His research focuses on identity politics, non-traditional security threats, new media and political mobilization, misinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories.