Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Bay of Bengal as a Test Case for a Multi-Polar World

In his 2022 article “The Bay of Bengal Could be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” Anu Anwar argued that the Bay of Bengal is a microcosm of the emerging multi-polar world order, with its massive population centers, transnational challenges, and latent natural resources. Three years on, as the winds of change have blown across the Indo-Pacific, we asked him to reevaluate his argument. Image: Indian Navy via X In your 2022 article, “The Bay of Bengal Could be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” you described the Bay of Bengal as “a test case for The post Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Bay of Bengal as a Test Case for a Multi-Polar World appeared first on War on the Rocks.

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Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Bay of Bengal as a Test Case for a Multi-Polar World

In his 2022 article “The Bay of Bengal Could be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” Anu Anwar argued that the Bay of Bengal is a microcosm of the emerging multi-polar world order, with its massive population centers, transnational challenges, and latent natural resources. Three years on, as the winds of change have blown across the Indo-Pacific, we asked him to reevaluate his argument. Image: Indian Navy via X In your 2022 article, “The Bay of Bengal Could be the Key to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” you described the Bay of Bengal as “a test case for

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