Dr Ahmad Umar

PhD (Queensland), MSc (Sheffield), S.IP (UGM)

Dr Ahmad Rizky M. Umar is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow (UKRI Guarantee) at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. He completed his PhD in Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, MSc in Politics with Research Methods at the University of Sheffield, and Bachelor of Political Science (S.IP) in International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Before joining Aberystwyth University, he taught at the University of Queensland and Griffith University.

Umar is an expert in Asian regionalism, Indonesia's foreign policy, and Indo-Pacific security. He has published articles in several journals, including International Affairs, Alternatives, International Journal, Development in Practice, Asian Politics and Policy, Global South Review, and Studia Islamika.  His current research explores transregionalism in world politics, focusing on the politics of trans-regional cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. He is also completing a book project on the history of the idea of Asia in world politics. Umar also occassionally write op-eds for media, including The Jakarta Post, The Interpreter (Lowy Institute), Indonesia at Melbourne, The Conversation, and 9DashLine. 

Umar is currently an Associate Editor of Australian Journal of International Affairs. 

Originally from Indonesia, Umar previously worked as a researcher at ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada, where he also became Executive Secretary between 2016-2017. He has taught several courses across different universities, including International Ethics, Human Rights, Nonviolence, and International Relations Theory.