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Regionalism in the Indian Ocean: Order, Cooperation and Community ia a result of the authors research while at Jawarhalal Nehru University.The book looks at factors favouring regionalism in the Indian Ocean; where a shared history, geographical contiguity and global economically based regional blocks act as pull factors while the end of Cold War, political and economic reforms within the regionalism, and a growing consiousness of the need for the strategic control of the Indian Ocean act as push factors.

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Patrick Maluki studied Education at Moi university and International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (India). Patrick Maluki is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies University of Nairobi. Previously Patrick worked with the directorate of political affairs ministry of Foreign Affairs-Kenya.

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