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Indo-Pacific’s contested seas: trade, threats, and ambiguous dangers.
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On the Seas of the Indo-Pacific

Rogue Strategies and Maritime Security Threats

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    160 pages

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    28 February 2027

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Summary

The seas of the Indo-Pacific – the Indian Ocean and its approaches, the western Pacific Ocean and the waters connecting the two – are at the centre of the global trading economy. The trade networks that cross the seas, through waters that are over-controlled and contested, or uncontested and under-controlled, move in and out of legality as they traverse international boundaries and encounter different states’ regulations and enforcement capabilities. At some point in their voyage, much of Ind…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788219518
ISBN-10:1788219511
Author:Justin V. Hastings, Prof Justin V. Hastings
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:Agenda Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:28 February 2027
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

The oceans underpin global prosperity—and they are increasingly insecure. This book explains why with uncommon clarity and depth. It captures not only the scale of maritime threats but their defining quality: the blurring of boundaries between crime, conflict, and governance failure that makes security at sea so difficult to achieve. What sets this volume apart is its honest engagement with the ambiguity that defines maritime threats—the grey zones, the jurisdictional gaps, the actors who exploit the vastness of the sea. A vital read. – Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen
This compact and eminently readable book explores the shadowland between naval warfare and maritime enforcement, showing how state and substate actors exploit ambiguities in the law of the sea. Hastings’ book should be required reading for navies and coast guards active in the Indo-Pacific. – James R. Holmes, US Naval War College

About The Author

Justin V. Hastings

Justin V. Hastings

Justin V. Hastings is Professor in International Relations and Comparative Politics at the University of Sydney. He is also affiliated with the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, the China Studies Centre, the Sydney Cyber Security Network, and the Centre of International Security Studies.

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