Great Power Competition and Order Building in the Indo-Pacific: Towards a New Indo-Pacific Equilibrium

The book argues that the US-China conflict is harming the Indo-Pacific region's order system and proposes a new equilibrium based on practical conflict management and stakeholder balance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The book explores the detrimental impact of the ongoing great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. It delves into the underlying reasons for the growing friction between these powers and the risks associated with their escalating conflicts. By analyzing the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific and proposing practical solutions to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability, the book aims to establish a new equilibrium that balances stakeholder interests while promoting constructive engagement.

The book argues that the new great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, which has as its epicentre the complex Indo-Pacific region, is having a detrimental impact on the regions existing order system. Analysing why the great powers are increasingly at loggerheads, the manifold risks this entails, and how the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific can find a durable regional order more constructive than confrontational, the book, avoiding theory, proposes a new equilibrium based on practical ways to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability by compartmentalising problems and challenges while seeking to maintain a balance among stakeholder interests.

The book explores the detrimental impact of the ongoing great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. It delves into the underlying reasons for the growing friction between these powers and the risks associated with their escalating conflicts. By analyzing the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific and proposing practical solutions to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability, the book aims to establish a new equilibrium that balances stakeholder interests while promoting constructive engagement.

The book argues that the new great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, which has as its epicentre the complex Indo-Pacific region, is having a detrimental impact on the regions existing order system. Analysing why the great powers are increasingly at loggerheads, the manifold risks this entails, and how the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific can find a durable regional order more constructive than confrontational, the book, avoiding theory, proposes a new equilibrium based on practical ways to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability by compartmentalising problems and challenges while seeking to maintain a balance among stakeholder interests.

The book explores the detrimental impact of the ongoing great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. It delves into the underlying reasons for the growing friction between these powers and the risks associated with their escalating conflicts. By analyzing the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific and proposing practical solutions to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability, the book aims to establish a new equilibrium that balances stakeholder interests while promoting constructive engagement.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032291710