{"product_id":"the-superpowers-playground-9781032418278","title":"The Superpowers Playground","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the evolving geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region and explains how Djibouti fits in the global strategies of four major powersthe US, China, Japan, and France. It shows how Djibouti is emerging as a key nation in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, explores the interconnections between Djibouti and the Indian as well as Pacific Oceans, and through Djibouti examines broader trends in contemporary great power politics in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Belt and Road Initiative of China. Moving beyond contemporary works on the region, the author integrates Africa and the Middle East with discussions on the Indo-Pacific to illustrate the coalescing of strategic geography from Eastern Africa to the Western coast of the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major intervention, the volume will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and researchers of politics and international relations, security studies, African studies, peace and conflict studies, and maritime studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Why Djibouti Matters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 A French Homecoming? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 From Kilimanjaro to California \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Confl uence of the Two Seas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Building a New Silk Road \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019040719191,"sku":"9781032418278","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032418278.jpg?v=1750779120","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-superpowers-playground-9781032418278","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}