Meilinda is a researcher at the Foreign Policy and International Development Cooperation Sector, Directorate of Political, Legal, Security, and Defense Policy, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia, and is also affiliated with the Indonesian Community of European Studies (ICES). She received an MA from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands in International Relations (European Integration). Her research interests include European studies, EU Foreign Policy, Soft Power, and Public Diplomacy.