The book examines how major powers in the Indo-Pacific region cope with and respond to the potential order transition against the background of the strategic competition between the US and China. It provides a fresh perspective to graduate students, scholars and policy experts.

Kai He is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Huiyun Feng is Professor of International Relations in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.

Introduction: Navigating international order transition in the Indo Pacific 1. International order transition and US-China strategic competition in the Indo Pacific 2. Balance of power, balance of alignment, and China's role in the regional order transition 3. US perspectives on the power shift in the Indo-Pacific 4. Japan in the Indo-Pacific: domestic politics and foreign policy 5. The US-led security network in the Indo-Pacific in international order transition: a South Korean perspective 6. Indonesia's hedging plus policy in the face of China's rise and the US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region 7. India and order transition in the Indo-Pacific: resisting the Quad as a 'security community' 8. International order transition and the UK's tilt to the 'Indo-Pacific'