Meghan Sullivan is a senior program assistant for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands at USIP.

Before joining USIP, she worked as a temporary project assistant at the National Democratic Institute. She also spent time as a research intern for the Southeast Asia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and for the governance program at the Brookings Institution.

Sullivan holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from The George Washington University.

Publications By Meghan

In the Pacific, Aid Should Be About More than Competition with China

In the Pacific, Aid Should Be About More than Competition with China

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Outside powers often treat aid as an easy geopolitical win in the Pacific. However, Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Minister for National Planning Sir Ano Pala’s recent public critique of Australian aid at Australia’s latest development plan launch in PNG punctured this perception. Pala’s statement should serve as a reminder that Pacific Island countries won’t be bought with aid packages in the tussle for geopolitical influence in the region, particularly those that do not align with Pacific priorities or build local capacities.

Type: Analysis

Global Policy

How Might Prabowo Navigate Conflict, Competition as Indonesia’s President?

How Might Prabowo Navigate Conflict, Competition as Indonesia’s President?

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Indonesia’s defense minister, Prabowo Subianto, is set to become the next president of the world’s fourth-largest country and third-largest democracy. Prabowo will take the reins of power at a tense moment for regional and global security and as president will have to contend with a persistent, low-grade conflict in West Papua. Continuity will likely hold sway as prevailing winds in Indonesia’s foreign policy chart a well-worn course for navigating geopolitical competition and global conflicts, this time with what appears to be a willing captain at the helm.

Type: Analysis

Global Elections & ConflictGlobal Policy

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