The volume is a critical enquiry into the ways in which space is imagined, represented as well as resisted in geopolitical struggles and in everyday life. It attempts this enquiry through a number of articles that examine these issues in Europe and Asia touch upon the intricate interplay between the ‘geo-economics of hope’ and the ‘geopolitics of fear.’ The insertion of a hyphen between ‘Euro’ and ‘Asia’ underlines ...
Geopolitical Orientations, Regionalism and Security in the Indian Ocean
This book is the inaugural volume of the Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) and is based on a selection of papers presented at the IORG launch in Chandigarh in November 2002. The volume seeks to emphasize the complexity and historical and contemporary geopolitical significance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Second, it aims to propagate the necessity for increased intra-regional cooperation, especially in terms of economic and environmental security, maritime ...
