The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy: Ensuring Access and Promoting Security - South Asia in World Affairs series

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Commendation Quotes:"This book intelligently unpacks the assertion that the Indian Ocean is of central strategic importance in the 21st century. It dives into the complexities of the Indian Ocean strategic picture, insightfully assesses the changes as China and India rise, and identifies options for America's role and response. This range of expert perspectives brings out the tension at the heart of US policy in Asia in this Indo-Pacific era: How to maintain a stabilizing role when the strategic theater is expanding and America's relative capabilities are not. There is no simple answer but this book usefully underscores how partnerships will be the key." -- Rory Medcalf, director, International Security Program, Lowy Institute for International PolicyBiographical Note: Peter J. Dombrowski is a professor in the Strategic Research Department at the US Naval War College. Andrew C. Winner is a professor and chair of the Strategic Research Department and director of the Indian Ocean Regional Studies Group at the US Naval War College. Table of Contents:1. Introduction "Andrew C. Winner and Peter J. Dombrowski" I. Strategy Options 2. Strengthening Partners to Keep the Peace: A Neo-Nixon Doctrine for the Indian Ocean Region "Walter C. Ladwig III " 3. Reformulating Grand Strategy in the Indian Ocean Region: The Case of Containment "William C. Martel " 4. Leaving Unipolarity Behind: A Strategic Framework for Advancing US Interests in the Indian Ocean Region "Christopher Preble " 5. Offshore Balancing in the Indian Ocean: Forward, or Not at All "James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara" 6. Cooperative Security in the Indian Ocean Region "Rodger A. Payne " 7. From Hub to Hinge: A Strategic Framework to Promote US Security Interests in the Indian Ocean "Michael Auslin " II. Evolving Recent US Policies into the Future 8. The Indian Ocean: Protecting Access to a Volatile Powerhouse "Teresita C. Schaffer " 9. Combating Transnational Security Threats in the Indian Ocean: A Focused US Regional Strategy "Andrew C. Winner " III. Conclusion 10. Conclusion "Peter J. Dombrowski and Andrew C. Winner " List of Contributors IndexPublisher Marketing: Presents a range of viewpoints about whether and how the US should alter its diplomatic and military strategies for this region. This book concludes with a comparative assessment of these options and a discussion of their implications for US policymakers.

Contributor Bio:  Dombrowski, Peter Peter Dombrowski is professor and chair of the Strategic Research Department at the Naval War College in Rhode Island. He is the author of more than thirty journal articles, monographs, book chapters, and governmental reports in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and national security. Eugene Gholz is an assistant professor at the University of Texas in Austin. He is an expert on the aerospace and defense industries and studies innovation, business-government relations, defense management, and US foreign military policy. Contributor Bio:  Winner, Andrew C Winner is an IFPA senior staff member.