In the 21st century, the Indo-Pacific, which spans from the western
Pacific Ocean to the western Indian Ocean along the eastern coast
of Africa, has emerged as a crucial geostrategic region for trade,
investment, energy supplies, cooperation, and competition. The
region contains close to half the world s population and provides
several of the world s most important choke-points for global
commerce including the Strait of Malacca. It presents complex
maritime security challenges and interlocking economic interests
that require the development of an overarching multilateral
security framework. This volume aims to develop common approaches
by focusing on geopolitical challenges, transnational security
concerns, and multilateral institution-building and cooperation.
The chapters, written by a cross-section of practitioners,
diplomats, policymakers, and scholars from the three major powers
discussed (United States, China, India) many of whom play important
roles in policy formulation and execution explain what are the
opportunities and risks in the Indo-Pacific region and identify
what naval measures are needed to improve coordinated maritime
security initiatives. Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific opens
by introducing the Indo-Pacific and outlining the roles of China,
India and the United States in various maritime issues in the
region. It then focuses on the security challenges presented by
maritime disputes, naval engagement, legal issues, sea lanes of
communication, energy transport, humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief, as well as by non-traditional threats, such as
piracy, terrorism, and weapons proliferation. It compares and
contrasts the roles and perspectives of the key maritime powers,
analyzing the need for multilateral cooperation to overcome the
traditional and non traditional challenges and security dilemma.
This shows that, in spite of their different interests,
capabilities, and priorities, Washington, Beijing and New Delhi can
and do engage in cooperation to deal with transnational security
challenges. Lastly, the book describes how to promote maritime
cooperation by establishing or strengthening multilateral
mechanisms and measures that would reduce the prospects for
conflict in the Indo-Pacific region."
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