Cooperation in Contested Asia

East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose.As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests? Guests: Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University) Dr Rebecca Strating, (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University) Follow Nick Bisley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NickBisley Follow Rebecca Strating on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BecStrating Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: www.twitter.com/latrobeasia Theme music: Asian Wonders by Butterfly Tea