American strategy in the Indian Ocean / Andrew C. Winner and Peter J. Dombrowski -- Strategy options -- Strengthening partners to keep the peace: a neo-Nixon doctrine for the Indian Ocean region / Walter C. Ladwig III -- Reformulating grand strategy in the Indian Ocean region: the case of containment / William C. Martel -- Leaving unipolarity behind: a strategic framework for advancing US interests in the Indian Ocean region / Christopher Preble -- Offshore balancing in the Indian Ocean: forward or not at all / James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara -- Cooperative security in the Indian Ocean region / Rodger A. Payne -- From hub to hinge: a strategic framework to promote US security interests in the Indian Ocean / Michael Auslin -- Evolving recent US policies into the future -- The Indian Ocean: protecting access to a volatile powerhouse / Teresita C. Schaffer -- Combating transnational security threats in the Indian Ocean: a focused US regional strategy / Andrew C. Winner.