Indo-Pacific Strategies: Navigating Geopolitics at the Dawn of a New Age

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Contributors
Geopolitical maps
Acronyms and abbreviations
Part I: Contextualizing the Indo-Pacific
1. The Indo-Pacific as an emerging geography of strategies
	Introduction
	Indo-Pacific opportunities: An overture for principled regionalism
	The Indo-Pacific's strategic conundrums
		Challenges in coalition building: Close game or stalemate?
	Eurasia as a parallel agenda of the Indo-Pacific
		Eurasian challenges for Indo-Pacific states
	Indo-Pacific strategies: The rationale for this book
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
2. The Indo-Pacific's evolving strategic landscape: Geopolitics as a framework for grand strategy?
	Introduction
	A geopolitical renaissance?
	Geopolitics and Indo-Pacific strategies
		Maritime supremacy and the continental balance of power
		Continental commitment?
		Heartland power's dual orientation
	Geopolitically infused Indo-Pacific strategies
		The dominant maritime power
		An outer crescent, insular sea power
		The rimland power and aspirant hegemon
	Geopolitics in a rapidly changing world
	Conclusion
	Note
	References
Part II: Indo-Pacific lynchpins
3. Building Australia's unified regional strategy through the Indo-Pacific concept
	Introduction
	The challenge of prioritizing Australia's strategic imperatives
		Australia's great power alliance obligations and support for the international order
		Finding security in a stable and prosperous regional order
		Defending the Australian homeland and the pursuit of self-reliance
	Australia's strategic imperatives and its approach toward the region
	Australia's role in building the "Asia Pacific" as a region
	The Indo-Pacific construct and Australia
	Consequences of the Indo-Pacific construct for Australia's regional strategy
		Toward a unified regional strategy
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
4. India's Indo-Pacific prism: Finding strategic autonomy in the face of Chinese adventurism
	Introduction
	India's Indo-Pacific ventures
		New Delhi's take on Indo-Pacific connectivity
	India's comprehensive national power and an inclusive Indo-Pacific
		India between Eurasia and the Indian Ocean
	India's Indo-Pacific partnerships and China
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
5. Japan and the Indo-Pacific: The formation of geostrategy
	Introduction
	Japan's political geography
		Japan's geo-economy
	The formation of geostrategy: Japan's Indo-Pacific foreign policy
		Japan's outlook on the Indo-Pacific
	Japan's diplomatic and security partnership: Realignment and enlargement
		New partners aboard
		Mutually beneficial strategic assistance
	Japan's complicated entanglements
		Future course of the Quad and the FOIP
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
6. Indo-Pacific positioning of the United States: Evaluating dis/continuities
	Introduction
	The drive for forward presence
	Dis/continuities in government and military command structures
	Dis/continuities across administrations
		Obama's rebalance and the Indo-Pacific
		Trump's mixed Indo-Pacific signals
		Biden's free and open Indo-Pacific buy-in
	US response to China's Maritime Silk Road
	Alliances and partnerships: The Quad and beyond
		Deepening traditional alliances
		Establishing new partnerships
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Part III: East Asia and the Indo-Pacific
7. China's foreign policy transformation and its implications for the Indo-Pacific
	Introduction
	The legacy of Deng Xiaoping thought
	The "Chinese Dream"
	The Indo-Pacific and the US-China trade war
	"Wolf warrior" diplomacy
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
8. ASEAN in search of a common strategy in the Indo-Pacific
	Introduction
	An emergent China and Southeast Asia
	ASEAN's response to a dominant China
		Capitalizing on a divided ASEAN
	Negotiating a binding CoC with China
	US-China strategic competition in Southeast Asia
	The quest for an Indo-Pacific strategy
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
Part IV: Frontlines of the Indo-Pacific
9. Small island states' security in the Indo-Pacific
	Introduction
	Small island states, but big stakes
		China's two-ocean maritime strategy
	The Pacific Ocean: Pacific no more
		Big bang for a small buck
	A free and open Indo-Pacific
	Nautical games in the Indian Ocean
		Caught in the middle
	Conclusion
		Disclaimer:
	Notes
	References
10. Europe's Indo-Pacific puzzle: In search of an independent foreign policy
	Introduction
	Europe between the US and China: A player or a playing field?
	Europe's Asia policy: Toward a proactive engagement
	China: From an opportunity to a challenge
	Eurasia: The Indo-Pacific's continental counterpart
	Indo-Pacific, the "European Way"?
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
11. Arab Gulf States in the Indo-Pacific: The limits of ambiguous hedging strategies
	Introduction
	The logic of Gulf hedging vis-a-vis the US Indo-Pacific strategy
	Geopolitics of Gulf-China rapprochement
	The enduring US primacy in the Gulf security order
	Comparing Gulf security relations with the US and China
	The COVID-19 crisis: A tipping point for Gulf geopolitics
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
12. Influence and power in the Western Indo-Pacific: Lessons from Eastern Africa
	Introduction
	Political economy of China's interactions with Eastern Africa
	Here to stay? Analyzing Chinese power in Eastern Africa
	Defining and targeting Indo-Pacific interests: The case of Japan
	The high-water mark of Chinese influence?
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
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