Aarie Glas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University. His research engages social IR theory and interpretive methods to explore regionalism, diplomacy, and conflict management in Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the Global South. His work has been published in the European Journal of International Relations, International Affairs, Journal of Global Security Studies, PS: Political Science and Politics, and Qualitative & Multi-Method Research, among other outlets. His 2022 book, Practicing Peace: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America was published with Oxford University Press. You can read more about him here.