Open a book of maps ... Pacific is now central to how many countries think about strategy and security. It describes a region spanning two oceans and dozens of countries, encompassing much of the ...

is in the centre of the conventional world map – a rather colonial perspective. The familiar meridian-centred map conveniently places the map edges down the middle of the Pacific Ocean so no ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States remains focused on the Indo-Pacific despite other global challenges, top U.S. diplomats said on Thursday as Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

The largest U.S.-led navy exercise in the world is now under way. Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is increasingly focused on containing China, as tensions rise in the region. The largest Navy ...

Andrew Latham, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Open a book of maps and look for the ... encompassing much of the world’s trade routes. The Indo-Pacific did not emerge from the patterns ...