Bec Strating
Biography
Publications
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.
Timor Gap: a boundary, yet disputes linger
A landmark agreement has not yet resolved Timor-Leste's urgent need for the Greater Sunrise development.
The clash of values and practice in Australian foreign policy
Nauru is one case where Australia's global interest in promoting democracy is compromised by its specific immigration policy priorities.
Favourites of 2017: The Handmaid’s Tale
No other TV show captured the political zeitgeist more accurately than the adaption of Margaret Atwood's book.
The symbolic politics of the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute
Glorified rocks reveal the limits of the contemporary ‘rules-based order’ to settle disputes.
Timor Sea dispute: progress and prospects as a deal emerges
The bitter feud between Australia and Timor Leste is edging closer to resolution.
The Timor Sea breakthrough
An expedient negotiated settlement with Australia was in the interests of oil-dependent Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste’s critical window on ASEAN
Should Timor-Leste not become the 11th ASEAN member by the end of 2017, momentum may be lost and ascension indefinitely delayed.
As maritime agreement with Australia dissolves, Timor-Leste left exposed
Without an agreement, Timor-Leste will be left with very few sources of revenue outside its $16 billion petroleum sovereign wealth fund.
Timor-Leste runs the risk of a pyrrhic victory
Timor Leste wants maritime boundaries that will make its oil industrialisation ambitions viable. Australia has no obligation to reach an agreement.
