Isabel MacKellar is an international security adviser from Melbourne, currently working in the International Economics and Security Division at the Commonwealth Treasury. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) and a Diploma of Languages (French) from RMIT University, graduating summa cum laude. Isabel has a strong interest in human rights, having worked for the United Nations Office in New York City on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect. With her Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship, she will pursue her interest in understanding the complex realm of conflict, security, and international politics through an interdisciplinary approach. She will study a Master of Conflict, Security and Development at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London looking at how climate change is shaping conflict dynamics in our region. Her interests include art history, piano and the French and Italian languages. In the future, Isabel hopes to work at a multilateral institution to make contributions to conflict management.