Indo-Pacific as a strategic space

摘要: Key Points: When examining security issues in the Indian Ocean region, we need to embrace a “New Indo-Pacific” concept — that is, view of region as including China, rather than merely and its littoral states. The Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR - ARC) agenda should be enlarged include not only economic but also non-traditional issues. Security needs understood multidimensional human security, resources maritime environmental well more traditional military concerns seeing these different dimensions inter-related. There is potential strengthen Australian-India strategic relationship both states facilitate development agendas Indo-Pacific systems . main continuing areas policy debate include: defining security; term ‘Indo-Pacific’; preeminence ‘Indo-Pacific’ versus ‘Indian Ocean’; relative importance each conclusions recommendations. process translating recommendations into action Region become secure.