-To know the most important geopolitical and geostrategic elements and themes of the Indo-Pacific region. -To interrelate and synoptically understand the different geopolitical and geostrategic elements and specific phenomena of the Indo-Pacific region areas. -To apply theories and methodologies of regional analysis of a general or systematic nature to the understanding of particular regional spaces and dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. -To place and relate the particular geopolitical and geostrategic regional dynamics of the Indo-Pacific with the global geopolitical architecture.

PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE INDO-PACIFIC GEOPOLITICS. LESSON 1. SETTING THE CONTEXT: SPACE, TIME AND IDENTITY. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE INDO-PACIFIC GEOPOLITICS. PART II. THE LEGACY OF THE PAST. LESSON 2. CHINA, THE MIDDLE KINGDOM. LESSON 3. SOURCES OF AUTHORITY IN INDIAN TRADITION. PART III. THE ERA OF MODERNIZATION. THE GEOPOLITICS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY. LESSON 4. THE COLONIAL HERITAGE AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. LESSON 5. CONTEMPORARY INDIA: THE INTERNAL DIMENSION. LESSON 6. PAKISTAN: A NATION FOR SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIMS. LESSON 7. KASHMIR, A CASE STUDY. LESSON 8. CHINA: THE REVIVAL OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM? LESSON 9. JAPAN: A MODEL FOR ASIAN MODERNIZATION. PART IV. GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONALISM: A NEW SPATIAL REORGANIZATION. LESSON 10. FROM UNIPOLARITY TO MULTIPOLARITY. ASEAN AND THE NEW REGIONAL MULTILATERALISM. LESSON 11. SECURITY DILEMMAS: TERRITORIAL AND MARITIME DISPUTES. LESSON 12. TERRORISM AND NON-STATE ACTORS IN SOUTH ASIA. LESSON 13. RELATIONS WITH EXTERNAL POWERS. THE UNITED STATES AND THE EUROPEAN IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. LESSON 14. WORLD LEADERSHIP: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL GOVERNANCE.

Learning Activities -Theoretical classes -Theoretical and practical classes -Tutorials -Group work -Student's individual work -Tests and final examinations Teaching Methodologies (ONLINE) -Virtual classroom lectures by the teacher with the support of computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the bibliography is provided to complement the students' learning. -Critical reading of texts recommended by the teacher of the subject: press articles, reports, manuals and/or academic articles, either for their later discussion in class, or to extend and consolidate the knowledge of the subject. -Solving practical cases, problems, etc. raised by the teacher individually or in groups. -Presentation and discussion in class, under the moderation of the teacher, of topics related to the content of the subject, as well as practical cases. -Preparation of papers and reports, individually or in groups. Tutorials will be carried out through the procedures established by the university.