Bec Strating

Bec Strating
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Dr Bec Strating is Director of La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at La Trobe University, focusing primarily on maritime disputes and Australian foreign policy.

Australia’s shifting mood on climate change
Australia’s shifting mood on climate change
This year’s intense bushfires seemed like the event that would finally move climate policy. Then came Covid-19.
Favourites of 2019: The Trauma Cleaner
Favourites of 2019: The Trauma Cleaner
A reminder that politics can be messy, complex and seemingly contradictory – and that’s just one person.
A sea ride with Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour
A sea ride with Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour
Floating a different brand of diplomacy has plenty of attraction but still finds some choppy regional waters.
The strategic consequence of the Chagos Islands legal dispute
The strategic consequence of the Chagos Islands legal dispute
When Britain leased Diego Garcia to the US to become a Cold War military base, did it have sovereign rights to do so?
Spats in the straits between Malaysia and Singapore
Spats in the straits between Malaysia and Singapore
The diplomatic tit-for-tat between the two neighbours for the territorial claim of the waterway has a long history.
Asia’s order beyond the great powers
Asia’s order beyond the great powers
What might be called second tier players, when acting together, can have a profound influence to shape the region.
Timor and Australia: a new chapter or a stalemate?
Timor and Australia: a new chapter or a stalemate?
After the maritime boundary treaty, tensions remain over development of the Greater Sunrise gas fields.
A new path to dispute settlement
A new path to dispute settlement
The novel mechanism that solved the Timor Sea dispute may not have the same success in other complex and highly contested cases across the region.
Watching on: Australia and the Korean Peninsula talks
Watching on: Australia and the Korean Peninsula talks
Australia has put its trust in Donald Trump and his transactional, “deal-making” style of diplomacy.
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