Indo-Pacific Empire - China, America and the Contest for the World''s Pivotal Region

Informationen zum Autor Rory Medcalf is a Professor and Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University. His experience as an Australian diplomat includes postings to New Delhi, Tokyo and Papua New Guinea. He was a senior strategic analyst in Australia's peak intelligence agency, the Office of National Assessments, reporting to the Prime Minister. He was the founding director of the international security program at the Lowy Institute. He has published and been quoted widely in academic journals and all major Australian newspapers as well as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Economist, The South China Morning Post and The Hindu, as well as on the ABC, BBC and CNN. Klappentext This book explains why the idea of the Indo-Pacific is so strategically important and concludes with a strategy designed to help the West engage with Chinese power in the region in such a way as to avoid conflict. Zusammenfassung This book explains why the idea of the Indo-Pacific is so strategically important and concludes with a strategy designed to help the West engage with Chinese power in the region in such a way as to avoid conflict. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1 Of Names, Maps and PowerPAST2 A Submerged History of Asia3 Odyssey of Nations: The Quest for a Regional Home4 Rise of the Indo-PacificPRESENT5 Games and Giants6 Many Players7 Across the Waterfront8 Far-Flung Battle LinesFUTURE9 Navigating Mistrust

Product details

• Authors: Rory Medcalf, Rory (Head Medcalf, Rory Metcalf
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781526150783
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5078-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Manchester University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, China, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Geopolitics, HISTORY / United States / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Asia / China, United States of America, USA