Sian Troath is a PhD candidate in the College of Business, Government, and Law at Flinders University. She completed a Bachelor of International Studies (Honours) in 2015 with her thesis The Trust Dilemma: Australia–Indonesia Relations. Sian’s current research focuses on using theories of trust and cooperation to analyse the Anglo–American relationship and the US–Indonesia relationship. She has also been involved in collaborative research projects between Flinders University and the Defence Science and Technology Group, focusing on the utility of theories of trust and cooperation to defence planning.