Benjamin Zala is a Research Fellow in the Department of International Relations in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.  His work focuses on the politics of the great powers, international security issues, and International Relations theory and has been published in journals such as Review of International Studies, Pacific Review, Cooperation & Conflict and The Nonproliferation Review. He is also a regular contributor to national and international media on issues of foreign policy and global security. Ben holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham and has previously held positions at the University of Leicester, the Oxford Research Group and Chatham House.