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The Indo-Pacific has developed into a new arena for regional co-operation and contestation among the powers and other countries replacing the earlier notion of the Asia-Pacific. It reflects the rise of China and its Belt and Road Initiative, which aspires to weld together the Eurasian landmass and its adjacent areas in a two-pronged, transcontinental and maritime drive, as well as - more broadly - the increasing weight of non-Western powers and the centrality of Asia in global developments. This course explores the material foundations, the perspectives and strategies of the major players in this huge maritime area, the patterns of co-operation and conflict in their interactions and the arrangements - and their deficiencies - for global order. We will invite experts, practitioners and scholars from the region to present and discuss with students within the context of a number of individual sessions.