Rebecca Strating

Professor Rebecca Strating is a leading academic and policy expert in Politics and International Relations at La Trobe University. She is also the Director of La Trobe Asia and an Expert Associate with the ANU National Security College. With a PhD from Monash University (2013), her work focuses on maritime disputes, Indo-Pacific security, and Australian foreign and defence policy. She has authored three books, including Defending the Maritime Rules-Based Order (2020), and co-edited Australia on the World Stage (2022).

• Key Roles: Program lead for DFAT-funded 'Blue Security' network, Non-visiting fellow at Royal Australian Navy’s Seapower Centre, Member of East West Centre Council on Indo-Pacific Relations, Incoming chair of Women in International Security Australia’s steering committee.
• Research: Specializes in maritime security, Australian foreign policy, and ASEAN-centred conflict prevention frameworks, with a focus on the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Regular contributor to think tanks and media outlets like Lowy Institute, War on the Rocks, and The Conversation.
• Awards: Recipient of the 2018 Boyer Prize for outstanding scholarship in international affairs.
• Public Engagement: Serves on editorial boards of the Australian Journal of International Affairs and Journal of Maritime and Territorial Studies. Collaborates with global institutions such as Georgetown University and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore).