Jim George and his wife, Elizabeth George, are Christian authors and speakers. Jim, author of A Husband After God's Own Heart (a Gold Medallion finalist) and The Bare Bones BibleHandbook, has MDiv and ThM degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary. He has served in various pastoral roles for 25 years and on The Master's Seminary staff for ten years. Jim and Elizabeth have two married daughters and are grandparents.

Anthony Burke is the author of Beyond Security, Ethics and Violence (Routledge, 2007), and co-editor of Critical Security in the Asia-Pacific (Manchester, 2007) and Introduction to International Relations: Australian Perspectives (Cambridge, 2007). He has published articles in Ethics & International Affairs, Alternatives, International Affairs, The Age, The Canberra Times and The Jakarta Post, and previously worked as a researcher in the Australian Senate. He teaches international politics at the University of New South Wales.

Richard Devetak is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Political Science and International Studies at University of Queensland.