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Personal profile
Qualifications
Biography
Previously Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland and at Griffith University, and an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California (USC). He has been a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University, and a Visiting Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.
Career highlights
Co-director of ANU projects for the MacArthur Foundation's Asia Security Initiative and for the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (2008–); Editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs (2001–2006); Served on the Foreign Affairs Council, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1998–2003) and the National Board of Directors, Australian Fulbright Commission (1992–1997); Recipient of an Australian Award for University Teaching in the Social Sciences Category for 2001.
Research interests
Alliance politics, US security policy in the Asia-Pacific, security politics in the Asia-Pacific, Australian security policies
Expertise Areas
- Defence Studies
- International Relations
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Network (past 5 years)
Projects
- 13 Finished
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ANU-Thammasat Collaboration: Bualuang ASEAN Chair Professorship/Fellowship Program
Australian National University (ANU), Thammasat University
1/03/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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The ROK, US Alliance Politics and Evolving International Security Challenges
1/02/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Global Allies: Comparing Alliances in Europe and Asia Phase 2
Tow, W. & Wesley, M.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
1/04/16 → 7/04/16
Project: Research
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Global Allies: Comparing alliances in Europe and Asia
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
21/04/15 → 16/09/15
Project: Research
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Structural Change in the Indo-Pacific: Emerging Strategic Dynamics
Tow, W., 2021, In: Chinese Studies Journal. 15, p. 81-110Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Minilateralism and US security policy in the Indo-Pacific: The legacy, viability and deficiencies of a new security approach
Tow, W., 2020, Minilateralisn in the Indo-Pacific: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism, and ASEAN. Bhubhindar Singh and Sarah Teo (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon United Kingdom: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 13-26Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Minilateral security's relevance to US strategy in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and prospects
Tow, W., 2020, Contested Multilateralism 2.0 and Asian Security Dynamics. Kai He (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon United Kingdom: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 47-61Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The United States' regional alliances and partnerships
Tow, W., 2020, Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2020: Key Developments and Trends. Tim Huxley, Lynn Kuok & William Choong (ed.). 1st ed. London: The International Institute for Strategic Studies, p. 39-56Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Why Has the San Francisco System Survived? Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
Tow, W. & Hj Md Kasim, M. Z. A., 2020, In: Asian Politics and Policy. 12, 1, p. 8-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Article