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Book SynopsisIn the twenty-first century, the Indo-Pacific, which spans from the western Pacific Ocean to the western Indian Ocean along the eastern coast of Africa, has emerged as a crucial geostrategic region for trade, investment, energy supplies, cooperation, and competition. It presents complex maritime security challenges and interlocking economic interests that require the development of an overarching multilateral security framework. This volume develops common approaches by focusing on geopolitical challenges, transnational security concerns, and multilateral institution-building and cooperation. The chapters, written by a cross-section of practitioners, diplomats, policymakers, and scholars from the three major powers discussed (United States, China, India) explain the opportunities and risks in the Indo-Pacific region and identify specific naval measures needed to enhance maritime security in the region.Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific opens by introducing the Indo-Pacific and outli
Trade ReviewThis volume offers an invaluable set of chapters that update and inform us the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific regions and the potential for co-operation by a group of eminent scholars and practitioners. It adds substantially to our understanding of the larger regional and global implications of the emerging power dynamics in the region. -- T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Canada.
Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific is without doubt an excellent collection of diverse perspectives which deserves attention from the academic and policymaking communities. Moreover, the rich array of information and sources contained within this volume will allow those interested to research more deeply into the heart of this increasingly crucial subject matter. * Contemporary Southeast Asia *
Table of ContentsForeword LTG (Retd) DAN LEAF, APCSS Chapter 1: The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain: Challenges and Opportunities MOHAN MALIK, APCSS PART I: MAPPING THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION Chapter 2: Mapping the Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United States RORY MEDCALF, LOWY INSTITUTE Chapter 3: The “Indo-Pacific” Concept: Implications for China YANG YI and ZHAO QINGHAI, CIIS PART II: U.S., CHINESE & INDIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MARITIME SECURITY Chapter 4: Extremely Desirable but Exceptionally Difficult: An American Perspective SCOTT HAROLD, RAND Chapter 5: Interests and Role in the Indo-Pacific: A Chinese Perspective ZHAO GANCHENG, SIIS Chapter 6: Interests & Role in the Indo-Pacific: An Indian Perspective SUREESH MEHTA, NMF PART III: TRADITIONAL & NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES Chapter 7: Traditional Maritime Security Challenges in China-India and China-U.S. Relations JEFF M. SMITH, AFPC Chapter 8: Fractured Mirrors: Chinese Views on Indian Deterrence at Sea LORA SAALMAN, APCSS Chapter 9: Transnational Maritime Threats and Challenges PROBAL K. GHOSH, ORF Chapter 10: The United States and Maritime Security Challenges ANDREW C. WINNER, NWC Chapter 11: China and Transnational Maritime Security Challenges SRIKANTH KONDAPALLI, JNU PART IV: MULTILATERAL MECHANISMS & COOPERATIVE MEASURES Chapter 12: Promoting Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific NIRMAL VERMA, MEA Chapter 13: Maritime Power, Not Maritime Hegemony YI XIANGLIANG, MoFA Chapter 14: Multilateral Mechanisms in the Indo-Pacific VIJAY SAKHUJA, ICWA Chapter 15: The Effectiveness of Cooperative Mechanisms C. UDAY BHASKAR, NMF Chapter 16: The U.S. Pivot to the Indo-Pacific: Imperatives, Challenges & Cooperation LOU CHUNHAO, CICIR and ZHANG HAIWEN, CIMA Chapter 17: America’s Patchwork of Coalitions JAMES HOLMES, NWC
