Associate ProfessorThomas Wilkins

Dr Wilkins has a broad range of research interests spanning International Relations (IR), Strategy and Security, and Foreign Policy. His regional interests are focused on Asia-Pacific/Indo-Pacific affairs, especially alliances, alignments and security architecture, as well as the foreign and security policies of Australia, Japan, and the US.

In terms of IR theory, his focus is on forms of security alignment – alliances, strategic partnerships and minilateralism – and the “Middle Power”/“Awkward Power” concepts.