Strategic Futures of the Indo-Pacific
Power, Risk and Regional Transformation
Volume 1 · 2026
Edited by Dr Hugh S. Tuckfield
A major IPSC Press collection examining how strategic rivalry, regional security architecture, deterrence, technology and institutional stress are reshaping the Indo-Pacific.
Essays are being published individually as full-text advance online publications. Further contributions will appear as they complete the editorial process, culminating in the definitive collected edition.
Strategic change viewed from across the region
Strategic Futures of the Indo-Pacific brings together scholars and practitioners to examine the choices confronting regional powers, security partners and institutions. Rather than treating the Indo-Pacific as a single strategic theatre, the series investigates the intersecting pressures shaping Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the wider maritime region.
The rolling format gives each contribution space to enter the policy debate as a distinct work of analysis while preserving its place within the developing Volume 1 collection.
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Full text · Individual publication pages
The Quad, AUKUS, and Five Eyes: A Transformative Era in Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation and the Reimagining of Regionalism
An examination of how established and emerging security groupings are changing the form and practice of Indo-Pacific regionalism.
Read the full essayImproving the US–ROK–Japan Defense Posture in the Indo-Pacific: Alignment Despite the Commodification of Security
A study of trilateral defence alignment, political constraint and the changing strategic logic of security cooperation in Northeast Asia.
Read the full essayThe Taiwan Strait Crisis and the Future of Indo-Pacific Power Transitions: Post-2026 Realignments and Strategic Equilibrium
An assessment of how a Taiwan Strait crisis could alter regional alignments, strategic behaviour and the Indo-Pacific balance of power.
Read the full essayResearch Security: An AUKUS Perspective
An analysis of research security as a strategic requirement for AUKUS cooperation, advanced technology and institutional resilience.
Read the full essayForthcoming essays
Further contributions will be added following completion of the editorial and publication process.
Navigating the Rules-Based International Order: India’s Contemporary Enigma in the Indo-Pacific
Sarabjeet Singh Parmar
From Posture to Influence: India’s Multi-Dimensional Deterrence Amid U.S.–China Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific
Lauren Amos
Towards an Australian Regional Security Narrative
Dennis Rumley
Titles and publication sequence remain subject to final editorial review.
Dr Hugh S. Tuckfield
Dr Hugh S. Tuckfield is Founder and Executive Director of the Indo-Pacific Studies Center. His work focuses on Indo-Pacific geopolitics, strategic risk, regional order and the translation of strategic analysis into decision-relevant insight.
Strategic Futures of the Indo-Pacific is published by the Indo-Pacific Studies Center Press.
New essays will be published as the volume develops.
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