DANA LEE

Dana Lee is a master’s student in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Australian National University and a Young Leader at the Pacific Forum. With a sharp focus on Southeast Asian security dynamics, war studies—particularly in Mainland Southeast Asia—and the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, Dana brings both academic rigor and lived experience into global policy spaces. Dana has led projects advocating for SDG 5 and 16, focusing on peace and security in Southeast Asia, and women in foreign policy and defense. She was selected as Cambodia’s representative for Women in Foreign Policy: Southeast Asia Edition by FPCI and served as a GDI fellow at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. In 2022, she coordinated the Mekong-Asia Pacific Peace Forum, bringing together stakeholders to discuss peace and security issues and offer policy recommendations for stability in the Mekong and Asia-Pacific regions. Her paper “Reflecting on History: Building a Resilient Society Through Maintaining Peace in the Mekong Region” was selected to the International Graduate Student Conference in Hawaii, and presented at the UNGA Science Summit 79. Dana has also received “Honorable Mention Delegate” awards from international conferences and was honored by the Cambodian Ministry of Education as the nation’s top outstanding student.

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