Alexander M. Hynd is a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute, and Deputy Director of the University of Melbourne’s Master of International Relations. He is a former Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International Political Economy at UNSW Sydney.
Alexander’s academic research seeks to better understand the roles, identities, hierarchies, and associated behaviours of second tier Indo-Pacific states – with a particular focus on economic security and responses to great power economic coercion. His research has recently been published in leading international journals including International Studies Quarterly, International Relations, and Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.
His recent policy research has examined Indo-Pacific issues ranging from nuclear proliferation risks to the green energy transition. Alexander is currently working with the Australia India Institute on a project exploring opportunities for trilateral cooperation between Australia, India, and South Korea. His commentary and analysis has featured in leading national and international outlets, including East Asia Forum, ABC News and the New York Times.
In addition to his role at the Australia India Institute, Alexander holds fellowships with the Melbourne Energy Institute and the University of Vienna’s European Centre for North Korean Studies, and he has previously held fellowships with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, and Pacific Forum. He is currently co-leading a major joint UNSW Sydney-University of Melbourne philanthropically funded project around Green Energy Statecraft.