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Book SynopsisPart 1 Key players in the SCS strategic chessboard.- Geopolitics and the South China Sea.- China's strategic intent in the SCS and the U.S.-China security dilemma.- US Interests in the South China Sea Defending Norms, not Territory.- Shifting Sands Marcos Jr, China, ASEAN and the Evolution of South China Sea Disputes.- ASEAN Centrality Amidst Indo-Pacific's Geostrategic Environment.- The Philippines' Responses to Chinese Gray Zone Operations Triggered by the 2021 Passage of China's New Coast Guard Law and the Whitsun Reef Standoff.- India's Reformed Approach towards the South China Sea Dispute: Is There Scope to Do More?.- Strategic dynamics and risk management in the SouthChina Sea region a Russian perspective.- Part 2 In search of cooperation despite competition.- The European Union and ASEAN fields for cooperation and convergence of interests in the blue economy.- Hook, Line and Cooperate A Three Staged Approach to Regional Fishery Cooperation.- Chips on the Deck US-China Rivalry and Reorganizing the Supply Chains of Semiconductors.- ASEAN Important Broker for Marine Scientific Research Cooperation in the South China Sea.- The case for autonomy a military, and legal, option for creating capacity to handle challenges in the South China Sea.- INCSEA Agreement, MMCA, CUES, etc Let's Not Learn the Wrong Lessons.- Emission reduction from shipping and net zero shipping Institutional deficiencies and the way forward.- Opportunities and challenges associated with synergy between the Mekong sub regional cooperation frameworks and the ASEAN-led mechanisms.- Conclusion.
