The Indo-Pacific is an increasingly contested space. Literature on the region revolves around the notion that China’s deepening regional footprint has exacerbated apprehensions in Washington, Canberra, New Delhi, and Tokyo. Some worry that Xi might institute a security architecture with the ‘Middle Kingdom’ at the center rivalling the US hub-and-spokes model. Others, less apprehensive (and possibly more realistic), believe that China intends to reconfigure certain aspects of the security order to better suit its interests, while keeping large parts of it intact. Whichever, approach China...
What about the locals?: Taking stock of the ASEAN and IORA positions on the ‘Indo-Pacific’
read more