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The ABR Podcast‘“Rejecting the system it created”: How Trump’s America is reshaping Australia’s regional relations’ by Rebecca StratingThis week on the ABR Podcast, we feature Rebecca Strating’s commentary ‘“Rejecting the system it created”: How Trump’s America is reshaping Australia’s regional relations’. While the second Trump administration presents a challenge for Australian policy makers, it also provides an opportunity for Australia, explains Strating, ‘to develop greater self-reliance in foreign policy and deepen relationships across Asia’. But what are leaders across Asia concerned about and how are they responding to the Trump administration? Strating provides a survey, noting that ‘most Southeast Asian nations have so far opted for hedging strategies that maintain relationships with multiple partners’. Re...2025-06-2617 min
Asia RisingThe Contest for Supremacy in Global PoliticsGreat power rivalry is now an entrenched feature of Asia's security environment. While the United States' role in Asia looks increasingly uncertain under the new Trump administration, China has long sought its security by building dominant relationships with smaller powers in its neighbourhood.
While Australia focuses keenly on the activities of the US and China in East Asia and the Pacific, far less is understood about the contests for power playing out in Central Asia and its implications for global stability and order. In this arena, Russia and the United States are keen to challenge China’s pr...2025-02-131h 33Asia RisingThe Contest for Supremacy in Global PoliticsGreat power rivalry is now an entrenched feature of Asia's security environment. While the United States' role in Asia looks increasingly uncertain under the new Trump administration, China has long sought its security by building dominant relationships with smaller powers in its neighbourhood.
While Australia focuses keenly on the activities of the US and China in East Asia and the Pacific, far less is understood about the contests for power playing out in Central Asia and its implications for global stability and order. In this arena, Russia and the United States are keen to challenge China’s presence and maintain ac...2025-02-131h 33
Asia Rising#227: Girt by SeaIn recent years Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours, but when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and North America for its ultimate security guarantee'. But is there another way Australia should understand its strategic challenges and find lasting security?
Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia's Security by Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis is published by La Trobe University Press.
Guest: Professor Rebecca Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)
Recorded on 15th August 2024.2024-08-2220 minAsia RisingGirt by SeaIn recent years Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours, but when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and North America for its ultimate security guarantee'. But is there another way Australia should understand its strategic challenges and find lasting security?
Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia's Security by Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis is published by La Trobe University Press.
Guest: Professor Rebecca Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)
Recorded on 15th August 2024.2024-08-2220 min
Lowy InstituteEVENT: Girt by Sea: Finding security in Australia’s maritime domainsWhat do the maritime security challenges close to Australia mean for the country's future? We were joined in discussion with Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis on their new book Girt by Sea: Reimagining Australia's Security, which looks at six maritime domains central to the country's national interests and offers an alternative vision for how Australia should understand its strategic challenges. The authors discussed their reasons for reimagining how Australia should understand its strategic challenges, focusing on finding security in the north seas (the Timor, Arafura and Coral Seas and the Torres Strait), the Western Pacific...2024-08-061h 07Lowy Institute EventsEVENT: Girt by Sea: Finding security in Australia’s maritime domainsWhat do the maritime security challenges close to Australia mean for the country's future? We were joined in discussion with Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis on their new book Girt by Sea: Reimagining Australia's Security, which looks at six maritime domains central to the country's national interests and offers an alternative vision for how Australia should understand its strategic challenges. The authors discussed their reasons for reimagining how Australia should understand its strategic challenges, focusing on finding security in the north seas (the Timor, Arafura and Coral Seas and the Torres Strait), the Western Pacific...2024-08-061h 07
The Readings PodcastRebecca Strating & Joanne Wallis in conversationIn today’s episode, a conversation with Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis, authors of Girt By Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security.
Australia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and North America for its ultimate security guarantee'.
In Girt by Sea, international-relations experts Strating and Wallis instead turn their gazes to Australia's near region, focusing on the six maritime domains central to its national interests: the north seas.2024-07-1131 min
Sea ControlSea Control 531 - Girt by Sea with Dr. Bec Strating and Dr. Joanne WallisLinks1. Girt By Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security, by Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis, La Trobe University Press, 2024.2. Sea Control 430 - Australian Constabulary Missions with Sean Andrews, CIMSEC, May 11, 2023.3. Sea Control 508 - Australian Capabilities in the Littoral with Jennifer Parker and Peter Jones, CIMSEC, April 6, 2024.4. Statecraftiness: Mapping Competition, Cooperation, and Coercion in the Pacific Islands.
2024-06-2731 min
Asia RisingBook Launch: Girt by Sea - Reimagining Australia's SecurityAustralia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and North America for its ultimate security guarantee'.
In Girt by Sea, international-relations experts Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis instead turn their gazes to Australia's near region, focusing on the six maritime domains central to its national interests: the north seas (the Timor, Arafura and Coral Seas and the Torres Strait), the Western Pacific, the South China Sea, the...2024-05-1734 min
Asia RisingBook Launch: Girt by Sea: Reimagining Australia's SecurityAustralia has drawn closer to many of its Asia-Pacific neighbours in recent years, but 'when push comes to shove, it continues to look well beyond the oceans and regions that surround it to the distant horizons of Europe and North America for its ultimate security guarantee'.
In Girt by Sea, international-relations experts Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis instead turn their gazes to Australia's near region, focusing on the six maritime domains central to its national interests: the north seas (the Timor, Arafura and Coral Seas and the Torres Strait), the Western Pacific, the South China Sea, the South Pacific, the...2024-05-1734 minAsia RisingEvent: Conflict in Asia? The view from TaiwanIn Australia, there is much public discussion about US-China relations, prospects of conflict involving Taiwan and implications for Australia’s security. It is only rarely, however, that these conversations involve Taiwanese voices.
La Trobe University is honoured to host an exclusive panel discussion in which Foreign Minister of Taiwan Joseph Wu and Associate Professor Rebecca Strating of La Trobe Asia discuss Taiwan’s perspectives on key regional security issues and concerns to a global audience.2023-10-311h 15Asia RisingConflict in Asia? The view from TaiwanIn Australia, there is much public discussion about US-China relations, prospects of conflict involving Taiwan and implications for Australia’s security. It is only rarely, however, that these conversations involve Taiwanese voices.
La Trobe University is honoured to host an exclusive panel discussion in which Foreign Minister of Taiwan Joseph Wu and Associate Professor Rebecca Strating of La Trobe Asia discuss Taiwan’s perspectives on key regional security issues and concerns to a global audience.2023-10-311h 15
Asia RisingThe Xinjiang Emergency: Perceptions of Uyghur Detention in ChinaSince 2016, an estimated one million Uyghurs and members of other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of ‘re-education camps’ in the far west region of Xinjiang, China in what some experts call a systematic, government-led program of cultural genocide.
Those outside detention are subject to intensive surveillance through a network of hi-tech surveillance systems, checkpoints and interpersonal monitoring.
While many countries now acknowledge these problems as a reality of President Xi Jinping's China, a more accurate understanding of how the detentions are perceived both within China and in the global community is crucial.
The Melbourne book launch of T...2022-04-061h 07Asia RisingPublic event: The Xinjiang EmergencySince 2016, an estimated one million Uyghurs and members of other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of ‘re-education camps’ in the far west region of Xinjiang, China in what some experts call a systematic, government-led program of cultural genocide.
Those outside detention are subject to intensive surveillance through a network of hi-tech surveillance systems, checkpoints and interpersonal monitoring.
While many countries now acknowledge these problems as a reality of President Xi Jinping's China, a more accurate understanding of how the detentions are perceived both within China and in the global community is cruc...2022-04-061h 07Asia RisingDeepening Australia-Japan Relations in a Contested RegionAs regional powers in the Indo-Pacific, Australia and Japan have much to gain from increased bilateral cooperation and increased interaction through ‘minilaterals’ such as the Quad. Strategic forces are pushing the states closer together, and Australia relationship with Japan has never been closer. This is demonstrated by the ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ between the states and the recent signing of an historic Reciprocal Access Agreement.
How can the two countries deepen their relationship in a time of strategic contestation? How can they better use diplomatic, trade and security policy tools to deal with new challenges? And how might cultural and people-to-people links be...2022-04-051h 00Asia RisingPublic event: Deepening Australia-Japan Relations in a Contested RegionAs regional powers in the Indo-Pacific, Australia and Japan have much to gain from increased bilateral cooperation and increased interaction through ‘minilaterals’ such as the Quad. Strategic forces are pushing the states closer together, and Australia relationship with Japan has never been closer. This is demonstrated by the ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ between the states and the recent signing of an historic Reciprocal Access Agreement.
How can the two countries deepen their relationship in a time of strategic contestation? How can they better use diplomatic, trade and security policy tools to deal with new challenges? And how might cultural...2022-04-051h 00Asia RisingWebinar: The AUKUS Deal: Regional Security in the Indo-PacificAustralia, the UK and the US have announced a historic security agreement, dubbed ‘AUKUS’, in response to regional security concerns about China’s rising power and influence in the Indo-Pacific. Under the deal, Australia will build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the United States. It also signals to a greater presence of the three powers in the region with a focus on military and technological capabilities, including in long-range weapons, cyber and undersea technologies.
How do the three states see AUKUS as contributing to regional security? How have regional states responded to this a...2021-10-281h 29Asia RisingThe AUKUS Deal: Regional Security in the Indo-PacificAustralia, the UK and the US have announced a historic security agreement, dubbed ‘AUKUS’, in response to regional security concerns about China’s rising power and influence in the Indo-Pacific. Under the deal, Australia will build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the United States. It also signals to a greater presence of the three powers in the region with a focus on military and technological capabilities, including in long-range weapons, cyber and undersea technologies.
How do the three states see AUKUS as contributing to regional security? How have regional states responded to this agreement? And what a...2021-10-281h 29Asia RisingDeveloping Partnerships Between Australian and Indian UniversitiesIn 2019 a formal agreement between La Trobe University in Australia, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani established the Asian Smart Cities Research and Innovation Network (ASCRIN). This network facilitates and enables the development of strong partnerships required to support ‘smart cities’ through a collaborative and comprehensive approach, incorporating input from governments, universities and industry partners.
This event will look at the successes of ASCRIN and how it can be a model for partnership, as well as the importance of international collaboration when implementing real world impact and providing social and public goods.
Spea...2021-08-1257 min
Asia RisingThe Challenge of ChinaThe recent emergence of China as an economic and military super-power, rivaling the United States, is one of the most significant and challenging developments of the present era.
A La Trobe Asia / Ideas and Society event
Speakers:
- The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC (29th Prime Minister of Australia)
- The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC (26th Prime Minister of Australia)
- Professor John Dewar (Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University (Introduction)
- Dr Rebecca Strating (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) (Chair)
Recorded on 10th August, 2021.2021-08-101h 26Asia RisingWebinar: The Challenge of ChinaThe recent emergence of China as an economic and military super-power, rivalling the United States, is one of the most significant and challenging developments of the present era.
A La Trobe Asia / Ideas and Society event
Speakers:
- The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC (29th Prime Minister of Australia)
- The Hon. Kevin Rudd AC (26th Prime Minister of Australia)
- Professor John Dewar (Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University (Introduction)
- Dr Rebecca Strating (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) (Chair)
Recorded on 10th August, 2021.2021-08-101h 26
Asia RisingInclusive and accessible education and services to students with disabilities in higher educationThe COVID 19 pandemic has forced educational institutions across the globe to rapidly embrace online learning. This has particular implications for teachers and students with disabilities.
Before the pandemic, access to education in Indonesia was already a significant challenge for its nearly 27 million people with disabilities.
At this online event we bring together experiences from Australia and Indonesia on how tertiary education institutions are responding to the changes currently underway.
It is critical now to consider what policies and practices can be put in place to ensure the rights of students with disabilities to quality and accessible education is not neglected.
...2020-10-222h 12Asia RisingWebinar: Trump vs Biden: the US Election and Implications for AsiaThe 2020 United States presidential election is weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher. A global pandemic, frayed diplomatic relations and struggling economies make the outcome of the race between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and stalwart democratic contender Joe Biden internationally significant.
Over recent years, China has increasingly asserted its stake in the South China Sea, North Korea has stepped into the international spotlight, and India has flexed its military might at borders in every direction. Despite the Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, doubt has been cast on the long-term prospects of US leadership and pr...2020-10-091h 00
Asia RisingWebinar: Trump vs Biden: the US Election and Implications for AsiaThe 2020 United States presidential election is weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher. A global pandemic, frayed diplomatic relations and struggling economies make the outcome of the race between incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and stalwart democratic contender Joe Biden internationally significant.
Over recent years, China has increasingly asserted its stake in the South China Sea, North Korea has stepped into the international spotlight, and India has flexed its military might at borders in every direction. Despite the Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, doubt has been cast on the long-term prospects of US leadership and presence in the re...2020-10-091h 00
Australia in the WorldEp. 53: Consulate closures & deteriorating US-China relations; AUSMIN; Defence Strategic UpdateOn this week’s episode, the deteriorating relationship between Washington and Beijing takes centre stage, including the consulate closures in Houston and Chengdu. What’s going on, and why now? How much is this all about American electoral politics, and does that even matter? Perhaps most important, how much of the trajectory of the relationship is the result of the Trump administration specifically—and could be changed if Joe Biden wins in November—and how much is structural and will persist no matter who prevails in the presidential election?
Australia’s Foreign and Defence Ministers made the big decisi...2020-08-0447 min
Asia RisingWebinar: Trump in AsiaDonald J. Trump’s win in the 2016 US elections was met with mixed emotions across Asia. Many in the region greeted the election with cautious optimism. They assumed that Washington would take a more pragmatic line, and that a man who prided himself on his business acumen would present new opportunities in trade and resource relations.
But the Trump presidency has proven to be unpredictable. His relationship with Asian countries has been wide-ranging, from flattering to negligent, and competition among the major powers, particularly between China and the United States, has intensified and is now the dominant feature of the re...2020-07-021h 03Asia RisingWebinar: Trump in AsiaDonald J. Trump’s win in the 2016 US elections was met with mixed emotions across Asia. Many in the region greeted the election with cautious optimism. They assumed that Washington would take a more pragmatic line, and that a man who prided himself on his business acumen would present new opportunities in trade and resource relations.
But the Trump presidency has proven to be unpredictable. His relationship with Asian countries has been wide-ranging, from flattering to negligent, and competition among the major powers, particularly between China and the United States, has intensified and is now the dominant fe...2020-07-021h 03Asia RisingWebinar: South China Sea and Maritime Rule-Based OrderOver the past decade the hotly disputed South China Sea has become increasingly used as example of the rising strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
Overlapping territory claims and maritime jurisdiction, strategic control over maritime domain, and differences in legal interpretations of freedom of navigation combine in a broader contest that affects multiple countries in Southeast Asia as they defend their maritime entitlements. Even regional non-claimant states such as Australia, Japan, India and South Korea claim stakes in the South China Sea, reflecting concerns about the shifting regional order and Ch...2020-06-161h 05Asia RisingWebinar: South China Sea and Maritime Rule-Based OrderOver the past decade the hotly disputed South China Sea has become increasingly used as example of the rising strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
Overlapping territory claims and maritime jurisdiction, strategic control over maritime domain, and differences in legal interpretations of freedom of navigation combine in a broader contest that affects multiple countries in Southeast Asia as they defend their maritime entitlements. Even regional non-claimant states such as Australia, Japan, India and South Korea claim stakes in the South China Sea, reflecting concerns about the shifting regional order and China’s intentions in t...2020-06-161h 05Asia Rising#140: Rules-Based Order in the South China SeaThe South China Seas comprises a large international body of water south of Taiwan. There are island and maritime claims from a number of sovereign states in the region, and is economically important as a commercial gateway for merchant shipping.
While much has been said on the arena of competition between the US and China, much less ink has been spilt on comparing the approaches of regional non-claimant states - Australia, India, South Korea and Japan - who all make the South China Seas their business. These states are often described as 'like-minded states' - are they?2020-04-1623 minAsia RisingRules-Based Order in the South China SeaThe South China Seas comprises a large international body of water south of Taiwan. There are island and maritime claims from a number of sovereign states in the region, and is economically important as a commercial gateway for merchant shipping.
While much has been said on the arena of competition between the US and China, much less ink has been spilt on comparing the approaches of regional non-claimant states - Australia, India, South Korea and Japan - who all make the South China Seas their business. These states are often described as 'like-minded states' - are they?
Guest: Dr Rebecca...2020-04-1623 minAsia RisingEvent: Contest for the Indo-Pacific (book launch)The Indo-Pacific is both a place and an idea. It is the region central to global prosperity and security. It is also a metaphor for collective action. If diplomacy fails, it will be the theatre of the first general war since 1945. But if its future can be secured, the Indo-Pacific will flourish as a shared space, the centre of gravity in a connected world.
Not only is the Indo-Pacific the area where the growing China-US rivalry seems to playing out, it is also home to a host of large and middle powers. These countries have a stake...2020-03-1059 min
Asia RisingContest for the Indo-Pacific (book launch)The Indo-Pacific is both a place and an idea. It is the region central to global prosperity and security. It is also a metaphor for collective action. If diplomacy fails, it will be the theatre of the first general war since 1945. But if its future can be secured, the Indo-Pacific will flourish as a shared space, the centre of gravity in a connected world.
Not only is the Indo-Pacific the area where the growing China-US rivalry seems to playing out, it is also home to a host of large and middle powers. These countries have a stake in that Great...2020-03-1059 min
ASPI Podcast: Policy, Guns & MoneyLike War, the Indo-Pacific & Hypersonics: War in 2025 conference specialThe recent ASPI Conference, ‘War in 2025’, attracted thought leaders in Defence, Strategy and Policy.
We took the opportunity for some one on one discussions and we are excited to bring you these interviews in this second ‘War in 2025’ special episode.
You’ll hear from; Peter W. Singer on 'Like War' - information warfare and social media (0:50). Drs Rebecca Strating and Huong Le Thu on the strategic policy challenges of the Indo Pacific (18:35)and Tom Uren talks to Dr Andrew Davies on future force structures, defence spending and Hypersonics (32:00).
In this episode;
Peter W. Singer: https://www.pwsinger.com/biography/
Sarah O'Connor...2019-07-1245 min
Asia RisingDoes China Pose a Threat to Australia?Almost no question is of greater significance for Australia’s future than the emergence of China as an economic and military great power. Does the rise of China pose a threat to the security of Australia? If so, a threat of what kind?
Speakers:
Professor Hugh White (Strategic Studies at the Australian National University)
Professor Clive Hamilton (Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University)
Chair:
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University)
Introduced by:
Professor John Dewar (Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University)
Presented in association with the Ideas and Society Program at the State Library of Victoria on 6th Ma...2019-04-031h 47Asia RisingEvent: Does China Pose a Threat to Australia?
Almost no question is of greater significance for Australia’s future than the emergence of China as an economic and military great power. Does the rise of China pose a threat to the security of Australia? If so, a threat of what kind?
Speakers:
Professor Hugh White (Strategic Studies at the Australian National University)
Professor Clive Hamilton (Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University)
Chair:
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University)
Introduced by:
Professor John Dewar (Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University)
Presented in as...2019-04-021h 47Asia Rising#114 China's Control of the South China Seas
The South China Seas is a region in hot contestation, and is important to many surrounding countries in terms of territory, resources and trade routes. Who controls the South China Seas? Spoiler alert… it’s probably China.
Guests:
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University)2019-01-1500 minAsia RisingChina's Control of the South China SeasThe South China Seas is a region in hot contestation, and is important to many surrounding countries in terms of territory, resources and trade routes. Who controls the South China Seas? Spoiler alert… it’s probably China.
Guests:
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating, (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University)
Follow Nick Bisley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NickBisley
Follow Rebecca Strating on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BecStrating
Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: www.twitter.com/latrobeasia2019-01-1524 minAsia RisingEvent: Cooperation in Contested Asia (policy brief launch)
East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose. India and Russia also clamour for influence. Regional powers are entering a period of growing rivalry and animosity, nationalism is an increasingly pervasive force, and prompted by a pervasive sense of strategic uncertainty, military spending is ramping up in many countries.
As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests? The two...2018-09-1200 min
Asia RisingCooperation in Contested Asia (policy brief launch)East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose. India and Russia also clamour for influence. Regional powers are entering a period of growing rivalry and animosity, nationalism is an increasingly pervasive force, and prompted by a pervasive sense of strategic uncertainty, military spending is ramping up in many countries.
As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests? The two countries have developed a clos...2018-09-1237 min
Global PoliticsCooperation in Contested AsiaEast Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose.As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests?
Guests:
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University)2018-09-0322 minAsia Rising#101 Cooperation in Contested Asia
East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose.As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests?
Guests:
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University)2018-09-0300 min
Asia RisingCooperation in Contested AsiaEast Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose.As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests?
Guests:
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating, (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University)
Follow Nick Bisley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NickBisley
Follow Rebecca Strating on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BecStrating
Follow La Trobe Asia on T...2018-09-0322 minAsia RisingEvent: Refugee Crisis: Human Rights and North Korea
For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question.
The status of these refugees is an international issue, and they face a challenge of accessing support and services once they reach safety. While many settle in South Korea there is now a global North Korean diaspora, shaping the global policy debate towards North Korea. All of this could face imminent change...2018-08-0900 minGlobal PoliticsRefugee Crisis: Human Rights and North KoreaFor most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question.
The status of these refugees is an international issue, and they face a challenge of accessing support and services once they reach safety. While many settle in South Korea there is now a global North Korean diaspora, shaping the global policy debate towards North Korea. All of this could face imminent change with evolving...2018-08-091h 19Asia RisingRefugee Crisis: Human Rights and North KoreaFor most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and there are major difficulties in addressing the refugee crisis. Those crossing into China risk arrest and deportation, and the safety of those left behind is often in question.
The status of these refugees is an international issue, and they face a challenge of accessing support and services once they reach safety. While many settle in South Korea there is now a global North Korean diaspora, shaping the global policy debate towards North Korea. All of this could face imminent change with evolving international relations.
SPEAKERS:
...2018-08-091h 19Asia RisingEvent: Australian Foreign Policy in a Contested Indo-Pacific Region
The future of the Indo-Pacific region is being buffeted by an array of complex forces including the return of great power rivalry, rising illiberalism, and growing nationalism.
SPEAKERS:
The Hon Julie Bishop MP (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party)
Professor Nick Bisley (Head, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Tony Walker (Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
In partnership with La Trobe University’s Ideas and Soci...2018-04-2600 minGlobal PoliticsAustralian Foreign Policy in a Contested Indo-Pacific RegionThe future of the Indo-Pacific region is being buffeted by an array of complex forces including the return of great power rivalry, rising illiberalism, and growing nationalism.
SPEAKERS:
The Hon Julie Bishop MP (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party)
Professor Nick Bisley (Head, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Tony Walker (Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
In partnership with La Trobe University’s Ideas and Society Program.
2018-04-261h 13
Asia RisingAustralian Foreign Policy in a Contested Indo-Pacific RegionThe future of the Indo-Pacific region is being buffeted by an array of complex forces including the return of great power rivalry, rising illiberalism, and growing nationalism.
Speakers:
The Hon Julie Bishop MP (Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party)
Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Tony Walker (Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University)
Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
In partnership with La Trobe University’s Ideas and Society Program.
Recorded at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 11th A...2018-04-261h 13Asia RisingIndonesia's Foreign PolicyIt’s been more than two years since Joko Widodo was elected Indonesian President. While his election occurred on a wave of high hopes and high expectations, little was known at the time about how the new President would approach Indonesia’s international affairs.
Dr Evi Fitriani (Head of the International Relations Department at Universitas Indonesia)talks to Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University) about Indonesia’s approach to foreign policy under the Widoko administration.2016-09-1618 minAsia Rising#49 Indonesia's Foreign PolicyIt’s been more than two years since Joko Widodo was elected Indonesian President. While his election occurred on a wave of high hopes and high expectations, little was known at the time about how the new President would approach Indonesia’s international affairs.
Dr Evi Fitriani (Head of the International Relations Department at Universitas Indonesia)talks to Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University) about Indonesia’s approach to foreign policy under the Widoko administration.2016-09-1600 minGlobal PoliticsIndonesia's Foreign PolicyIt’s been more than two years since Joko Widodo was elected Indonesian President. While his election occurred on a wave of high hopes and high expectations, little was known at the time about how the new President would approach Indonesia’s international affairs.
Dr Evi Fitriani (Head of the International Relations Department at Universitas Indonesia)talks to Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University) about Indonesia’s approach to foreign policy under the Widoko administration.2016-09-1618 min
Asia RisingIndonesia's Foreign PolicyIt’s been more than two years since Joko Widodo was elected Indonesian President. While his election occurred on a wave of high hopes and high expectations, little was known at the time about how the new President would approach Indonesia’s international affairs.
Dr Evi Fitriani (Head of the International Relations Department at Universitas Indonesia)talks to Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University) about Indonesia’s approach to foreign policy under the Widoko administration.
Photo: U.S. Embassy, Jakarta via Flickr
Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea2016-09-1618 minGlobal PoliticsIs Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste?After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. It’s since had three highly competitive elections since 2002 that have been universally recognised as free and fair.
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, La Trobe University) talks to Matt Smith about the state of democracy in Timor-Leste - is it failing as an institution, and is that a bad thing for the country?2016-07-0517 minAsia RisingIs Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste?After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. It’s since had three highly competitive elections since 2002 that have been universally recognised as free and fair.
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, La Trobe University) talks to Matt Smith about the state of democracy in Timor-Leste - is it failing as an institution, and is that a bad thing for the country?
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Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea2016-07-0517 minAsia RisingIs Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste?After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. It’s since had three highly competitive elections since 2002 that have been universally recognised as free and fair.
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, La Trobe University) talks to Matt Smith about the state of democracy in Timor-Leste - is it failing as an institution, and is that a bad thing for the country?2016-07-0517 minAsia Rising#44 Is Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste?After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. It’s since had three highly competitive elections since 2002 that have been universally recognised as free and fair.
Dr Rebecca Strating (Politics, La Trobe University) talks to Matt Smith about the state of democracy in Timor-Leste - is it failing as an institution, and is that a bad thing for the country?2016-07-0500 min