This volume is based on discussions...facilitated through the works series "International Order at Sea" chaired by the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) in partnership with the China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (CFISS), China Institute for Marine Affairs (CIMA), Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi; and the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) in the United States ... organized from 2011-2015." --Acknowledgements, page v.