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Name: Youssef Salloum |
Country: Lebanese Republic
Department / Fine Specialization: Geopolitics and international relations
Institution / University: Paris graduate school- france
0009-0007-6703-1863 Abstract
The geopolitical “Malacca dilemma” is at the core of this study, which examines China’s “dual-axis strategy” to address this challenge and its regional implications. The problem of the study centers on China’s strategy of diversifying logistical routes and enhancing maritime capacity, affecting international alliances’ counter-reactions in the Indian Ocean due to intensified competition for influence. Further, the study, based on descriptive and analytical approaches, showed that China’s strategy represents a profound geopolitical shift towards building a “flexible naval shield” in order to weaken American influence in the Indian Ocean, but this expansion has fueled a regional arms race. Accordingly, the study concludes that the solution lies in the need for China to balance deterrence requirements with activating regional cooperation mechanisms to ensure the stability of vital waterways.
Keywords: Malacca dilemma, dual axis strategy, Indian Ocean, Chinese navy, geopolitical deterrence, American influence
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English
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ElQarar Journal for Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 25, Year (3), pp. 19-32.
ElQarar Journal for Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 25, Year (3), pp. 19-32.
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