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The Indian Ocean and US grand strategy : ensuring access and promoting security

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"The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world. Its littoral consists of forty-seven countries, and several strategically important islands are contained within its boundaries. Access to the Indian Ocean is controlled by nine passages, of which five are key sea lines of communication (SLOCs) used to transport energy. By some accounts nearly 40 percent of the world's energy supplies are either found in the Indian Ocean proper or pass through the region from the Persian Gulf to Europe and Asia. The Indian Ocean links the thriving economies of Asia as well as the mature economies of Europe with the carbon-rich fields of the Middle East and the raw materials of Africa. It also connects the vast manufacturing capability of China with the wealthy markets of Europe... In short, the Indian Ocean has replaced the North Atlantic as the central artery of global commerce. Therefore, external security threats or internal disruptions in the Indian Ocean region could have serious implications for many countries and the global economy as a whole...Regardless of the institutional arrangements internal to the US government, the United States would be well served to develop a coherent approach to US interest in the Indian Ocean and its littorals.

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"The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world. Its littoral consists of forty-seven countries, and several strategically important islands are contained within its boundaries. Access to the Indian Ocean is controlled by nine passages, of which five are key sea lines of communication (SLOCs) used to transport energy. By some accounts nearly 40 percent of the world's energy supplies are either found in the Indian Ocean proper or pass through the region from the Persian Gulf to Europe and Asia. The Indian Ocean links the thriving economies of Asia as well as the mature economies of Europe with the carbon-rich fields of the Middle East and the raw materials of Africa. It also connects the vast manufacturing capability of China with the wealthy markets of Europe... In short, the Indian Ocean has replaced the North Atlantic as the central artery of global commerce. Therefore, external security threats or internal disruptions in the Indian Ocean region could have serious implications for many countries and the global economy as a whole...Regardless of the institutional arrangements internal to the US government, the United States would be well served to develop a coherent approach to US interest in the Indian Ocean and its littorals.

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American strategy in the Indian Ocean /Andrew C. Winner and Peter J. Dombrowski -- Strategy options -- Strengthening partners to keep the peace: a neo-Nixon doctrine for the Indian Ocean region / Walter C. Ladwig III -- Reformulating grand strategy in the Indian Ocean region: the case of containment / William C. Martel -- Leaving unipolarity behind: a strategic framework for advancing US interests in the Indian Ocean region / Christopher Preble -- Offshore balancing in the Indian Ocean: forward or not at all / James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara -- Cooperative security in the Indian Ocean region / Rodger A. Payne -- From hub to hinge: a strategic framework to promote US security interests in the Indian Ocean / Michael Auslin -- Evolving recent US policies into the future -- The Indian Ocean: protecting access to a volatile powerhouse / Teresita C. Schaffer -- Combating transnational security threats in the Indian Ocean: a focused US regional strategy / Andrew C. Winner.