Marina Ika Sari is a researcher at the ASEAN Studies Program, The Habibie Center. She obtained a master's degree in Defense Diplomacy from the Republic of Indonesia Defense University and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta. In 2023, she received the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellowship and was a Visiting Scholar at the Taiwan Center for Security Studies, National Chengchi University. Her research interests include defense diplomacy, security, foreign policy, ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, and Cross-Strait issues.