Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won't Map the Future

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Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won't Map the Future
Rory Medcalf
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1 Feb 2022 AU
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9781760643669
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The definitive guide to the world' s most contested regionUPDATED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTIONWhat we call a part of the world is totemic- a mental map that guides the decisions of leaders and the story of order, war and peace. The Indo-Pacific is thus a place, an idea and a wave sweeping global diplomacy. It is the region central to global security and prosperity. It is also a metaphor for solidarity to balance Chinese power. If diplomacy fails, the Indo-Pacific will be the theatre of the first general war since 1945. But if its future can be secured, it will flourish as a shared space, the centre of gravity in a connected world. Written by a recognised expert, Contest for the Indo-Pacific is the definitive guide to tensions in the region. This edition has a substantial new introduction covering strategic shifts, including the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact, ' wolf warrior diplomacy' and the aftershocks of COVID-19. It deftly weaves together history, geopolitics, cartography, military strategy, economics, games and propaganda to address a vital question- how can China' s dominance be prevented without war?
Rory Medcalf is one of Australia' s most prominent strategic thinkers and the author of Contest for the Indo-Pacific. He has been a senior analyst in Australia' s peak intelligence agency, a diplomat with experience in India, Japan and Bougainville, a journalist, a defence and arms control adviser to the Australian government, and an influential foreign policy expert at the Lowy Institute. Professor Medcalf has been Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University since 2015.
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ISBN-13: 9781760643669
Published: 1 Feb 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: La Trobe University Press
Publisher: Black Inc
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336

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