Indo-Pacific

Interview – Gabriele Abbondanza

E-International Relations • Feb 24 2024 • Features

Gabriele Abbondanza discusses the concept of awkward powers, developments in Italian and Australian foreign policy, and a new focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

Locating Africa in the Indo-Pacific: The Case of Djibouti

Sizo Nkala • Sep 12 2023 • Articles

It is important that the Djiboutian government distributes economic opportunities equitably if it is to avoid losing one of the trump cards of its Indo-Pacific strategy: stability. 

Opinion – With the Rise of the ‘Indo-Pacific’, Has the ‘Asia-Pacific’ Faded Away?

Sanchari Ghosh • May 3 2023 • Articles

Even with the Indo-Pacific’s increasing popularity, the Asia-Pacific concept has not only held its ground, but is here to stay.

The Emergence of the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical Turn or Continuity?

Marie Kwon • Apr 11 2023 • Articles

The merging of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the conceptual expansion of the regional imagination, signals the start of a new phase of Asia-related foreign policies.

Opinion – China’s ‘New Cold War’ Posturing

Shubham • Jul 15 2022 • Articles

China looks set for a new multi-faceted, autocratic and prolonged Cold War as it expands its footprint across the Indo Pacific.

New Book – Asian Territorial and Maritime Disputes: A Critical Introduction

Covering the the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu and Kuril Islands, Dokdo/Takeshima, Taiwan and Sino-Indian border issues, this book introduces and critiques the maritime and territorial disputes in the Indo-Pacific.

Opinion – A ‘Weakened’ Quad?

Pak K. Lee and Lai-Ha Chan • May 27 2022 • Articles

The Quad is not constrained by India’s neutral stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but rather by its reluctance to stand up to China.

Opinion – The Coming of Age of the European Union’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Shreya Sinha • May 19 2021 • Articles

It is imperative for EU to not succumb into irrelevance by becoming a toothless tiger in order to eventually be a truly strategic global geopolitical actor.

Opinion – Emerging Patterns of Trade in the Indo-Pacific

Balasubramanian C • May 15 2021 • Articles

Amidst a paradigm shift from ‘Asia-Pacific’ to ‘Indo-Pacific’, a question that arises is how far are we from an order that might reshape the norms of international trade?

Review – US Strategy in the Asian Century: Empowering Allies and Partners

Eerishika Pankaj • Mar 31 2021 • Features

Denmark’s timely book includes a full assessment of US allies and partners and proposes logical strategic shifts necessary for the US in response to a rising China.

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