TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface ....................................................................................................... vii

Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1
Geopolitics of Indian Ocean: Limits of Chinese Strategy
Martin Riegl and Jakub Landovský

Chapter Two ............................................................................................... 17
The Geopolitics of BRICS
Wouter H Zaayman

Chapter Three ............................................................................................. 38
Indian Ocean Region: The Neomedieval Analysis
Bohumil Doboš

Chapter Four .............................................................................................. 51
Power Politics: Implications for South East Asia or How
the Geography Influences Competition among Nations
Jan KofroĖ

Chapter Five ............................................................................................... 62
Taiwan’s Policy towards the South China Sea
Jana Sehnalkova

Chapter Six................................................................................................. 83
China, Perceived Power
António Marques Bessa

Chapter Seven .......................................................................................... 100
Arctic Geopolitical Configuration: Zones of Consensus and Zones
of Conflict
Irina Valko