{"product_id":"geopolitics-military-modernisation-and-the-future-of-the-indo-pacific-paperback","title":"Geopolitics, Military Modernisation and the Future of the Indo-Pacific - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBates Gill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Lockyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYves-Heng Lim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines to what extent geopolitics explains the current wave of force modernisation in the Indo-Pacific region. Examining the leading Indo-Pacific nations in terms of defence spending, geopolitical principles are used to create hypotheses that can be tested against the military modernisation programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Bates Gill\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director of the Center for China Analysis with the Asia Society Policy Institute and Honorary Professor with the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. His 35-year international career has focused on security issues in Asia, especially with regard to China. He has academic and think tank leadership positions in the United States, China, Europe and Australia, including with the Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The author or editor of ten books, Dr Gill received his PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Lockyer\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Strategic Studies at Macquarie University and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Sea Power Centre, Australia. He held the 2015 Fulbright Scholarship in US-Australian Alliance Studies at Georgetown University. Before joining the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, A\/Prof. Lockyer was a Research Fellow in Defence Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has also held positions at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC, and was the Lowy Institute's 2008 Thawley Scholarship in International Security winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYves-Heng Lim\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. His research focuses on the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, the evolution of China's strategy, with a particular interest in China's naval strategy, and international relations theory (realism and power transition theory). Yves-Heng is the author of \u003cem\u003eChina's Naval Power: An Offensive Realist Approach\u003c\/em\u003e (Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, 2014) and of more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His works appeared in the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Strategic Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Contemporary China\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContemporary Strategy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAsian Security\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew T. H. Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is Non-Resident Principal Fellow, Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (IIPA), New Zealand. He was Professor of Security Studies at Macquarie University until February 2024. Andrew specialises in defence issues, regional security, terrorism and insurgency. He was also previously Senior Lecturer at King's College London and was based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Watchfield, UK. Andrew is a graduate of Cambridge and Sydney, where he obtained his PhD. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 23 books to date, and has been consulted by governments and security agencies over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53147251867955,"sku":"9781032254500","price":99.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WkIMpvz3v29781032254500.webp?v=1773878169","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/geopolitics-military-modernisation-and-the-future-of-the-indo-pacific-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}