Meia Nouwens is a Senior Fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernization at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Her expertise lies in China’s international relations, regional strategic affairs, and cross-service defence analysis. Previously, Ms. Nouwens worked for the European Union’s representative offices in New Zealand and Taiwan, and has worked in the public and private sector focusing on security analysis.  She holds a BA Honors in International Relations and Political Science from Macquarie University, a Masters of International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University in conjunction with the Clingendael Institute, and an MPhil in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and Peking University.