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b'Is the Indo-Pacific already\\xa0the most dominant in terms of global power, politics, and wealth? In his newest book,\\xa0Michael R. Auslin\\xa0considers the key issues facing the Indo-Pacific which have ramifications for the entire world. Geopolitical competition in the region threatens stability not just in Asia, but globally.\\xa0\\nIn a series of essays,\\xa0Asia\'s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific\\xa0(Hoover Institution Press, 2020) Auslin examines the key issues that are changing the balance of power in Indo-China and globally. He examines\\xa0China\'s aggressive global policies and strategies, and its attempts to bend the world to its wishes.\\xa0\\nHe argues that the global focus\\xa0on the Sino-US competition\\xa0for power has obscured "Asia\'s other great game" - the rivalry between long-time foes, China and Japan. He questions whether Kim-Jong-un can control his nuclear weaponry and the implications for safety if he cannot.\\xa0\\nAuslin examines the plight of women in India and asks whether its "missing women" are potentially hampering any role that India might play on the global stage. Underlying these concerns, the book analyses U.S. strategy in region. If there is be a shift in the global balance of power, what role can and should the U.S. take in limiting China\'s hegemony?\\xa0\\nThe dramatic final chapter paints a bleak picture of a Sino-American Littoral\\xa0war in the very near future. Is this the geopolitical trajectory in the Indo-Pacific? Michael R. Auslin offers a "future-history" of what soon could be.\\xa0\\nMichael Auslin, PhD, is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. A historian by training, he specializes in US policy in Asia and geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific region.\\xa0\\xa0\\nJane Richards\\xa0is a doctoral student at the University of Hong Kong. You can find her on twitter where she follows all things related to human rights and Hong Kong politics @JaneRichardsHK\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law'