Lina A. Alexandra is currently the Head of Department of International Relations, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) based in Jakarta. She also holds the position as the Coordinator for CSIS Myanmar Initiative Programme. Her research interests include Indonesian foreign policy, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, human rights, and atrocities prevention in Southeast Asia. She obtained her Masters of International Studies, specialising in Peace and Conflict Resolution in 2006 and PhD in 2020 both from the School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Australia.