William T. Tow
Prof Emeritus William T. Tow
Qualifications
BA (Redlands), MA, PhD (USC)
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), Professor Emeritus William Tow has been a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University, and a Visiting Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Professor Tow has been principal investigator in two major projects for the MacArthur Foundation’s Asia Pacific Security Initiative. He has also been the editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs and has served on the Foreign Affairs Council, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the National Board of Directors, Australian Fulbright Commission.
Professor Tow’s research interests include alliance politics, US security policy in the Asia-Pacific, security politics in the Asia-Pacific, and Australian security policies.
Watch Professor Tow elucidate his work on Asia-Pacific security issues.
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.
Alliances Adrift: Is this the end of America’s Asian alliances?
America’s network of Asian alliances (often also referred to as the ‘San Francisco System’) has defied most theoretical expectations by surviving in the absence of a common external threat long aft
Australia and the Korean Crisis: Confronting the limits of influence?
In this op-ed for the Australian Financial Review, O’Neil, Taylor and Tow explore Australia’s position in the upcoming summits on the Korean Peninsula.
