Thomas Wilkins, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in International Security at the University of Sydney, and a Senior Fellow (Non-Resident) at the Pacific Forum and Distinguished Research Fellow (Non-Resident) at the Japan Forum on International Relations. He was previously a Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Japan Institute for International Affairs. He has published widely on International Relations theory and Indo-Pacific security topics in journals such as Review of International Studies, Contemporary Security Policy, and Australian Journal of International Affairs. His earlier books include the monograph Security in Asia Pacific (Lynne Rienner), and the co-edited volumes Rethinking Middle Powers (Taylor & Francis) and Awkward Powers (Palgrave Macmillan).