The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific

Michael Clarke (Curatore)

Matthew Sussex (Curatore)

Lexington Books, 2020

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is emerging as a vital lynch-pin in China's efforts to establish a maritime and continental zone of influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific interrogates to what extent BRI represents an achievable vision of a China-centric order in Asia and explores its major security implications for the region. The contributions to this volume provide up-to-date analysis of the effect of BRI on the region's foreign policy and alliance patterns, its connection to geo-economics and domestic Chinese politics, and the policy responses of key Indo-Pacific actors. While acknowledging that BRI remains prey to a variety of internal and exogenous shocks, the contributors conclude that at the very least BRI will continue to disrupt the existing alignments of economic and strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific and that on this minimal basis BRI will likely be judged a success by China. For regional actors, however, the BRI simultaneously enhances choice while presenting strategic and economic risks of greater dependency on China - a dilemma intensified by the disruptive effects of the Trump administration on regional confidence in the longevity of American commitments and leadership.

• Curatore: Michael Clarke, Matthew Sussex
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 254 p.
• Dimensioni: 239 x 157 mm
• Peso: 562 gr.
• EAN: 9781498582759

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