Dr. Rana Danish Nisar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Governance and Society, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore. He is also affiliated as a Non-Resident Fellow with multiple institutions in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand respectively. He holds a PhD in International Relations and has received multiple academic honors, including the Best International Student and Best Academic Diligence Awards. Dr. Nisar has represented Pakistan in international forums such as the Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) in Sydney, the AP-SEC Conference in Japan, and MUNs in Turkey, and has participated in programs with the European University Institute (Italy) and the United Nations (Austria). His teaching interests span international relations, governance studies, public policy, and foreign policy.