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.