"The "Hub-and-Spokes Plus Model

A Case Study of Aukus in the Indo-Pacific

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ID2878479
AuthorsTayyaba Jaffery (0000-0002-1881-4163, Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan), Muhammad Shoaib Pervez (0000-0002-9591-4360, Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan)
Year2025
Volume98
Issue3
Pages533-556
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePacific Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379
PublisherPacific Affairs (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5509/2025983-art5
OpenAlexW4412732207
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The unprecedented rise in China's politico-economic prowess, its assertive activities in the South China Sea, and its heightened competition with the United States, have prompted a reassessment of the pre-existing US- led alliance structures in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR). In addition to bilateralism and multilateralism, a new framework has been added to the region's security architecture, i. e., the Hub-and-Spokes Plus Model (HSPM). The HSPM is an evolved version of the Hub-and-Spoke System (HSS), which acts as a standalone model facilitating bilateral partnerships and spoke-to-spoke connections, with a focus on sharing enhanced capabilities. The HSPM includes a latticework of minilateral arrangements, such as the Quad, AUKUS, the US-Japan-Philippines triad, and the US-Japan-South Korea triad. In this article, we will explain AUKUS as a case study of the HSPM, arguing that this model operates on heterarchy as its guiding principle, whereby power is diffused rather than concentrated. This premise, novel in its right, will add to existing studies on AUKUS and the IPR's security architecture

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