In the twenty-first century, the Indo-Pacific has emerged as a crucial geostrategic region for trade, investment, energy supplies, cooperation, and competition. It presents complex maritime security challenges and interlocking economic interests that require the development of an overarching multilateral security framework. This volume develops common approaches by focusing on geopolitical challenges, transnational security concerns, and multilateral institution-building and cooperation. The chapters, written by practitioners, diplomats, policymakers, and scholars from the three major powers discussed (United States, China, India) explain the opportunities and risks in the Indo-Pacific region and identify specific naval measures needed to enhance maritime security in the region.

ForewordLTG (Retd) DAN LEAF, APCSSChapter 1: The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain: Challenges and OpportunitiesMOHAN MALIK, APCSSPART I: MAPPING THE INDO-PACIFIC REGIONChapter 2: Mapping the Indo-Pacific? China, India and the United StatesRORY MEDCALF, LOWY INSTITUTEChapter 3: The ¿Indo-Pacific¿ Concept: Implications for ChinaYANG YI and ZHAO QINGHAI, CIISPART II: U.S., CHINESE & INDIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MARITIME SECURITYChapter 4: Extremely Desirable but Exceptionally Difficult: An American PerspectiveSCOTT HAROLD, RANDChapter 5: Interests and Role in the Indo-Pacific: A Chinese PerspectiveZHAO GANCHENG, SIISChapter 6: Interests & Role in the Indo-Pacific: An Indian PerspectiveSUREESH MEHTA, NMFPART III: TRADITIONAL & NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGESChapter 7: Traditional Maritime Security Challenges in China-India and China-U.S. RelationsJEFF M. SMITH, AFPCChapter 8: Fractured Mirrors: Chinese Views on Indian Deterrence at SeaLORA SAALMAN, APCSSChapter 9: Transnational Maritime Threats and ChallengesPROBAL K. GHOSH, ORFChapter 10: The United States and Maritime Security ChallengesANDREW C. WINNER, NWCChapter 11: China and Transnational Maritime Security ChallengesSRIKANTH KONDAPALLI, JNUPART IV: MULTILATERAL MECHANISMS & COOPERATIVE MEASURESChapter 12: Promoting Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-PacificNIRMAL VERMA, MEAChapter 13: Maritime Power, Not Maritime HegemonyYI XIANGLIANG, MoFAChapter 14: Multilateral Mechanisms in the Indo-PacificVIJAY SAKHUJA, ICWAChapter 15: The Effectiveness of Cooperative MechanismsC. UDAY BHASKAR, NMFChapter 16: The U.S. Pivot to the Indo-Pacific: Imperatives, Challenges & CooperationLOU CHUNHAO, CICIR and ZHANG HAIWEN, CIMAChapter 17: Americäs Patchwork of CoalitionsJAMES HOLMES, NWC