Prannavan Surendran is a graduate student in international history and security studies, pursuing a MA in Applied Strategy and International Security at the University of Plymouth & Bundeswehr University Munich. He studied in Seoul and Fukuoka and gained experience at institutions such as the German Institute for Japanese Studies, the Bundeswehr’s Centre for Military History, and ICDS Tallinn. His research focuses on memory politics, East Asian security, and Euro-Atlantic–Indo-Pacific relations.