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Book SynopsisThis edited volume examines the political and security issues influencing and shaping the developing maritime order in the Indo Pacific. If focuses specifically on the impact of China’s maritime expansion upon the policies and strategies of the regional states as well as the major players. The chapters examine the interaction of these players, paying particular attention to Japan, as the originator of the Indo Pacific idea and promoter of security cooperation and regionalism. It also covers the responses of the ASEAN claimants, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines as well as Indonesia, alongside the key players, India, the US and also the EU.
Table of ContentsCh 1: Introduction: Maritime issues and the Indo Pacific, by Leszek BuszynskiCh 2: A Brittle Status Quo in the South China Sea, Gregory B. PolingCh 3: Japan, the US, Vietnam and the South China Sea , Yoji KodaCh 4: China’s coast guard, grey zone operations and the South China Sea, Martin A. SebastianCh 5: The South China Sea in Multilateral Forums: Five Case Studies, Carlyle A. ThayerCh 6: The Philippine Pivot to China: Threat to Stability in the West Philippine Sea, Marites Danguilan VitugCh 7: Environmental issues in the South China Sea and Blue Solutions, Nguyen Chu HoiCh 8: Assessing Europe’s perspectives on the South China Sea, Nicola Casarini-Ch 9: Japan and the East and South China Seas, Tomotaka ShojiCh 10: The Contest in the East China Sea, Yann-huei SongCh 11: The Misperception on China’s East China Sea ADIZ: Technical Flaws and legal Facts, Cao QunCh 12: Japan and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), Takashi HosodaCh 13: Historical continuities, geopolitical interests and norms in Japan’s Free and Open Indo Pacific, Toshiya TakahashiCh 14: India and the Indo-Pacific, Udai Bhanu SinghCh 15: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy: An American Perspective, Derek GrossmanCh 16: ASEAN and Indo-Pacific Outlook, To Anh Tuan and Do Thanh HaiCh 17: Indonesia and Indo-Pacific Cooperation, Senia FebricaCh 18: Conclusion: Physical connectedness and conceptual divide , Do Thanh Hai
