Aleš Karmazin is Assistant Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, Metropolitan University Prague. He is interested in global order, international politics in the Indo-Pacific, and Chinese politics.

Michal Kolmaš is Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, Metropolitan University Prague, and editor-in-chief of the Czech Journal of International Relations. He focuses on climate change in international relations and Japanese foreign policy.

Guangyu Qiao-Franco is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Radboud University and Advisory Board Member at the Leiden Asia Centre. Her research covers ASEAN governance, China's diplomacy, and technology politics.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Enculturation of Asia and the Indo-Pacific throughout History: Rendering the Region

2. Colonialism and the Modern State in the Indo-Pacific

3. Security and Conflict in the Indo-Pacific

4. Political Economy and Development in the Indo-Pacific

5. Multilateral Institutions in the Indo-Pacific

6. Cultures in the Indo-Pacific

Conclusion

Index