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

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Michael Clarke, Matthew Sussex, Nick Bisley

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-16
Mått154 x 230 x 19 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498582773

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Chapter 1. Infrastructure, Order and Contested Asia: How BRI will influence Asia’s Emerging International OrderNick Bisley Section I: Geopolitics, alliances and securityChapter 2: The Belt and Road Initiative as a Regional Order Building Strategy: No Longer Hard Times for Soft Balancing?Lai-ha ChanChapter 3: Sino-Russian Relations and the Belt and Road Initiative: Navigating Hedging, Accommodation and Entrapment Dilemmas in Central AsiaMichael Clarke and Matthew Sussex Chapter 4: Combating the Three Evil Forces on the Silk Road: Uyghur Terrorism and Chinese Security DiplomacyStefanie Kam Li YeeSection II: The Political Economy of BRIChapter 5: The Geo-Economics of Belt and Road Initiative Jane Golley and Michael WesleyChapter 6: The Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies of the Belt and Road Initiative: the Geopolitical ImplicationsBrooke Wilmsen, Andrew van Hulten, Xiao Han and David Adjartey Chapter 7: China's Relationship with Egypt and Oman: A Strategic Framework for the Implementation of China’s Maritime Silk Road InitiativeMordechai ChazizaSection III: BRI and Indo-Pacific Strategic ActorsChapter 8: India and the Belt and Road Initiative: From Critic to CompetitorIan Hall Chapter 9: Southeast Asia and the BRI: Integrative or Divisive?Mark BeesonChapter 10: Keeping the ‘China Dream’ at Arm’s Length: Australia’s Response to the Belt and Road InitiativeAndrew O’NeilConclusion: Assessing BRI’s Implications for Regional OrderMichael Clarke and Matthew Sussex

The Belt and Road Initiative offers valuable insights for understanding the BRI and its overall performance to date. It may be read with profit by anyone interested in Asian politics in general and particularly students across the social science disciplines who are eager to know more about the political, economic, and security implications of the BRI. The book provides an excellent grounding and foundation for understanding the economic, political, social, and cultural perspectives of the BRI.