TY - BOOK AU - Gurjar,Sankalp TI - The superpowers' playground: Djibouti and geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific in the 21st century SN - 9781003359913 U1 - 909 23/eng/20220826 PY - 2023/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Geopolitics KW - Indo-Pacific Region KW - Great powers KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security KW - Djibouti KW - Foreign relations KW - Strategic aspects N1 - Why Djibouti matters? -- A French homecoming? -- From Kilimanjaro to California -- The confluence of the two seas -- Building a New Silk Road N2 - "This book analyses the evolving geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region and explains how Djibouti fits in the global strategies of four major powers-the US, China, Japan, and France. It shows how Djibouti is emerging as a key nation in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, explores the interconnections between Djibouti and Indian as well as Pacific Oceans, and through Djibouti examines broader trends in contemporary great power politics in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Belt and Road Initiative of China. Moving beyond contemporary works on the region, the author integrates Africa and the Middle East with discussions on the Indo-Pacific to illustrate the coalescing of strategic geography from Eastern Africa to the Western coast of the Americas. A major intervention, the volume will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners and researchers of politics and international relations, security studies, African studies, peace and conflict studies, and maritime studies"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003359913 ER -