Tom Barrett, an Australian-German from Sydney, is a Senior Research Associate in emerging technology and economic security at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of International and Global Studies with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney, majoring in Political Economy and Government and International Relations. His research areas include AI, international standards, economic and fiscal policy, international organisations and foreign affairs. He is committed to examining how the institutions and instruments of international economics best navigate the current period of geopolitical and economic upheaval to deliver on their mandated ambitions. With his Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship, Tom will undertake a two-year Double Master of Public Administration at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University in New York. Post study, Tom hopes to pursue a career spanning international organisations and public policy, analysing dynamics between institutions, economic trends and national security.