Kyle Springer is a Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre. He focusses on policy development and establishing closer cooperation between Australia and its economic and strategic partners in Southeast Asia, specifically Indonesia and Vietnam. He provides analysis and commentary about the role Indonesia and Vietnam play as actors in the Indo-Pacific region, and has been featured as an expert on Sky News and in publications such as The Australian Financial Review, The Conversation, The Diplomat, The Strategist, and Australian Outlook. He has a Masters in International Relations from the University of Western Australia (2012) and a Bachelor of Science from the California State University (2008).