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The Indian Ocean as a New Political and Security Region
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The Indian Ocean as a New Political and Security Region

An analysis of the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security complex and a strategic space of central importance and its prospective future.

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By Frederic Grare and Jean-Loup Samaan
Published on Mar 5, 2022

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Source: Palgrave Macmillan

This book analyses the emergence of the Indian Ocean as security complex and a strategic space of central importance and also looks at its prospective future. As well as US-China rivalry, the India-China rivalry is now the defining factor in the Indian Ocean – irrespective of the strategic asymmetry. This new situation has opened a space for middle-powers, old and new, to intervene. The authors argue that this situation may turn into an additional source of instability and that the creation of an inclusive and comprehensive regional security architecture, as well as the strengthening of regional multilateralism, should be the priority of all stakeholders in the coming decade.

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Frederic Grare

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Frédéric Grare was a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Indo-Pacific dynamics, the search for a security architecture, and South Asia Security issues.

Jean-Loup Samaan

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Frederic Grare
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, South Asia Program
Frederic Grare
Jean-Loup Samaan
South AsiaEast Asia

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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