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This paper features a collection of essays on key issues affecting the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) as well as the role of ASEAN and its member states in the region. Individual contributions include 1) the prospects for cohesive regional governance amongst Indian Ocean littoral states; 2) the expansion of maritime force capacity-building efforts within the IOR; 3) opportunities for strategic maritime cooperation and development within the IOR; 4) the responses of Southeast Asian countries to China’s Belt and Road Initiative; 5) the Indian Ocean’s significance for Indonesia, and more.