International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific

Foreword by

Introduction

Preface

Part I: Multidimensional Competition and Cooperation

1. Law Enforcement: The Key to Stability in the Indo-Pacific?

2. Formation of a Multipolar World in a Context of Authoritarianism

3. The Duality of Strategy in the Indo-Pacific: Balancing Competition and Readiness

4. Why is Framing Partnership Crucial for Addressing Food and Water Security Challenges in the Pacific? A Perspective Beyond Knowledge Transfer on Water Operator Partnerships

5. Cultural Dimensions of Oceania: Between the Past and Future, West and East

6. Understanding the Cyber Terrain: Global Solutions for Stability in the Pacific

Part II: Actors Shaping the Indo-Pacific Region Presence and Future

7. Irregular Warfare Lessons Learned from Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines

8. Who will Dive into Crevasse? Backlash of the Russia-North Korea Defense Pact in the Communist Trio of Russia-North Korea-China

9. China vs the West- Militaries on a Collision Course? Asia vs the West - Economies Moving in Opposite Directions?

10. China and the Qing Court - Fostering the Sphere of Influence with an Ancient Strategy

11. India's Growing Role: Balancing Between the East And West

12. Impact of the Korean Wave - Values and Culture Shaping Intercultural Approach in Southeast Asia and Pacific

13. Restoring Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum Vision: The Hedging Narrative that Connects the Indo to the Pacific

Part III: International Arrangements

14. Embracing India's Strategy in the Indo-Pacific: Emphasis on the Quad and Beyond

15. ASEAN Centrality: The Indispensable Myth

16. Latin America: The Forgotten Coast of the Indo-Pacific?

17. China's Security Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Lessons from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

18. Securing International Law Order in the Indo-Pacific

19. The New South Pacific Diplomacy

20. Pacific Island Forum's Strategic Reply to Ocean Change