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Indian Ocean Region

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Indian Ocean Region

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This chapter discusses the Indian Ocean as a region drawing on international relations literature as well as historical and geographic references. The purpose is to stress the importance of the regional level in international relations to frame the Indian Ocean as a regional unit of analysis for maritime regimes.

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Gupta, M. (2010). Indian Ocean Region. In: Indian Ocean Region. The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5989-8_3

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