Jennifer McArdle comes to IDSA from the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at the National Defence University (NDU) in Washington D.C. Her research at NDU was largely centred on India’s evolving approach to strategic partnerships and nuclear stability in South Asia. Jennifer has her MPhil from the University of Cambridge in Politics with a focus on war studies, counterinsurgency, and the Middle East.

Jennifer’s research at IDSA focuses on the Indo-Indonesian strategic partnership and areas of convergence, specifically within defence and maritime collaboration.