Timothy Doyle is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He is also Emeritus Chair of Politics and International Relations at Keele University in the United Kingdom and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Australia-Asia-Pacific Institute (AAPI), Curtin University, Western Australia.

1. The coming together of geoeconomics and geosecurities in the Indian Ocean Region 2. Beyond the 'String of Pearls': is there really a Sino-Indian security dilemma in the Indian Ocean? 3. Security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: non-traditional security as a catalyst 4. Taking to the skies - China and India's quest for UAVs 5. Building South Africa's naval capability: heyday, decline and prospects 6. Entering the blue: conflict resolution and prevention at sea off the coast of East Africa 7. Religious citizenship: the case of the globalised Kh¿j¿

This book argues there is inevitably a close relationship between geoeconomics and geosecurities, and considers the challenges and opportunities for the emerging Indian Ocean regionalism arising from this relationship.