Great power competition and order building in the Indo-Pacific : towards a new Indo-Pacific equilibrium / Frederick Kliem.

Introduction -- Part 1: Thinking the Indo-Pacific Equilibrium Conceptually. Assessing Risks, Shaping Strategy -- Part 2: U.S.-China Relations and the Indo-Pacific: From Honeymoon to Rivalry. The Indo-Pacific: In Search of a Definition -- Sino-American Relations at the End of History -- New Age Great Power Rivalry -- Contested Spaces in the Indo-Pacific -- How Assertive is China's New Assertiveness? -- Part 3: Operationalising a New Indo-Pacific Equilibrium. Constraining China: The Role of Balancing Coalitions -- Engaging the Region: The Role of The Significant Others -- Conclusion.

"This book argues that the new great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, which has as its epicentre the complex Indo-Pacific region, is having a detrimental impact on the region's existing order system. Analysing why the great powers are increasingly at loggerheads, the manifold risks this entails, and how the various stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific can find a durable regional order more constructive than confrontational, the book, avoiding theory, proposes a new equilibrium based on practical ways to manage burgeoning conflict and maintain order and stability by compartmentalising problems and challenges while seeking to maintain a balance among stakeholder interests"-- Provided by publisher.