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Big Power Relations under the Framework of the IOR-ARC
Author(s)
SHU Meng
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2019.05.005
Affiliation(s)
Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
ABSTRACT
The Indian Ocean Rim-Association
for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) has been highlighted in recent years by the
Indian Ocean region’s growing in strategic and economic importance and the
impetus from the participation of the Middle Eastern countries. Many powers,
including the U.S., China, Iran, and India, are involved in this organization
as members or dialogue partners, which expand the influence of the organization
on the one hand, and stand in the way of the integration of the region under
the framework of IOR-ARC due to complex contradiction among them on the other.
The role of IOR-ARC in diplomacy of different powers is various from an
economic platform for expanding market to a political tool for pursuing
regional dominance without a common strategic focus. The IOR-ARC provides a
shared public platform of geopolitics for stakeholders to prevent overlapping
interests from causing conflicts, and the stumbled cooperation process after
initial general enthusiasm also reflects diverging interests inside it. In this
regard, powers are both driving and dragging force to the organization. The
IOR-ARC is of great potential as it includes many emerging economics and
fastest-growing markets. However, the future development and efficiency of it
still depends on the relationships among global and regional powers under its
framework.
KEYWORDS
IOR-ARC, Indian Ocean, powers relationship
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