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China în Noua Arhitectură de Securitate a Oceanului Indian
China in the new security architecture of the Indian Ocean

Author(s): Ioana Bianca Berna
Subject(s): Architecture, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: security architecture; geopolitical relevance; sino-indian spheres of influence; regional hegemon; regional challenger;

Summary/Abstract: While for 60 years the Pacific Ocean has taken the limelight of international politics, the Indian Ocean has currently become one of the most popular destinations of foreign policy’s studies. The reasons are multi-faceted: the readjustment of the national economies in the region, incredible economic ascensions, regional power imbalances that trigger a new strategic alignment, unfavorable consequences upon inter-state regional relations brought by the global recession or the intricate issue of energetic security. This paper aims to unfold the manner in which the People’s Republic of China through the security strategies (naval and terestrial) and the hegemonic scopes of its foreign policy influences the security architecture in the Indian Ocean region, and also to reveal the trajectory of sino-indian relations and its regional ways of unfolding.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 45-57
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian
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