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Der Autor umreißt die politischen Entwicklungen, die 1997 zur Gründung der Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation führten, deren Ziel es ist, zu einer immer engeren regionalen Zusammenarbeit bis hin zu projektbezogener Kooperation und Freihandel zu gelangen. Zu den gegenwärtig 14 Mitgliedstaaten werden im Rahmen der möglichen Eingliederung anderer regionaler Zusammenschlüsse wie der SADC und ASEAN weitere hinzukommen. Trotz dabei zweifellos entstehender neuer Probleme wird die anvisierte Marktintegration für Südafrika eine große Herausforderung und Chance bedeuten. (DÜI-Hlb)

An Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) trading bloc, whilst facing major infrastructural and organisational problems, would create the potential for major South-South economic co-operation, offering member countries enormous potential benefits through intra-regional specialisation and economies of scale, and through enhanced leverage vis-a-vis powerful existing trading blocs like the EU and NAFTA and international institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. For Southern Africa, it offers a solution to the fear of increasing economic domination by the former within the region and, through enhanced trade and investment, a surer path to economic development and political security in the region. For South Africa, an IOR grouping in which it would be a leading player, offers a means of escaping the very real risk it currently runs of being marginalised in world terms. Rather than compromising its commitment to SADC and SACU, it could, by bringing those organisations into the IOR, enhance the potential for their success. Finally, the potential benefits in terms of enlarged export markets, investment and technology, could make the IOR a critical factor in the success of South Africa's domestic economic policies, including the RDP, and in the continued success of its new democratic institutions. (SAJIA/DÜI)

Indonesian government concerned to determine the future of the Pacific and Indian Ocean Region through new vision as the world maritime fulcrum. The elected President, Joko Widodo realized the importance to strengthen the priority in maritime sector. Expanding globalization and growing needs of energy security leads Indian Ocean region as an important area for the global security. Regionalism has implications for both security and development in a region. Significant growth in Indian Ocean region urges a cooperation approach between littoral countries located around the Indian Ocean and lead the establishment of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). As Indonesia will be a chairman in IORA by the third quarter of 2015, Indonesia can play an important role and influence the region with its chairmanship in IORA, both in terms of economy and security. Indonesia could develop a comprehensive maritime cooperation through the IORA. The cooperation will lead to acomplishment of the Indonesia's national interests. On the other side, the potential trade volume in the Indian Ocean region cannot be reached because of limited maritime infrastructure that facilitate the current trade. IORA should develop a master plan or blueprint on connectivity that will provide the infrastructure development agenda with the Public-Private Partnership to accelerate the infrastructure development. By this situation, the development of maritime infrastructure can be a double advantage for Indonesia because it will connect APEC and IORA. The important things to consider in terms of security is a potential threat both in security and defense if the government decided to open and build a deep seaport in Western Sumatera and Java Island.It is important to evaluate the potential threats and challenges if Indonesia wants to be a fulcrum ofworld maritime activity. Keywords: IORA, diplomacy, maritime security, regional integration, maritime fulcrum, regionalism

The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation was formally established in 1997 under the leadership of South Africa, India and Australia. The demise of Apartheid, the fall of the Soviet empire, and the rapid advance of globalization altered the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean region in the early 1990s and served as a catalyst in the creation of the IOR. This book contextualizes the founding of the IOR by outlining the historical aspects of economic ties across the Indian Ocean and previous attempts to promote regional cooperation.The contributors to this volume analyse the post-col

Purpose of the study: to identify the features of international cooperation between Russia and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in the field of maritime security. Methodology. The author, based on a wide range of the latest domestic and foreign sources, studies the political and legal foundations for Russia's activities in the Indian Ocean region, and conducts a step-by-step analysis of the structure and priorities of the IORA activities. The main methodology of the study consists of systematic and comparative approaches, contributing to an objective and comprehensive analysis of international cooperation between the Russian Federation and IORA in the Indian Ocean region. Conclusions. It is shown that Russia, based on its accumulated experience with the multilateral regional systems, advocates the development of cooperation between the system of interstate interaction mechanisms formed in the Asia-Pacific region around ASEAN, and multilateral structures of the Indian Ocean zone. It has been revealed that Russia, like other IORA countries, sees the advantages of further developing maritime transport and navigation, coastal areas and tourism, sustainable fishing, the fight against marine pollution, and the joint study of ocean resources. Particular attention is paid to international cooperation projects in the field of the "blue economy", which are carried out by the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the state corporation Rosatom and IORA. Russia's international cooperation with IORA will help expand Russia's strategic presence and influence in the Indian Ocean.

The end of the Cold War has created new dangers and opportunities. The formation of an Indian Ocean Rim trading bloc has the potential to benefit some of the poorest people in the world. Regional maritime co-operation could provide the catalyst for alleviating poverty on the Indian Ocean Rim by giving a spurt to incomes and employment from the seas. (SAJIA/DÜI)