The research network for Maritime Security and Ocean Governance
To strengthen maritime security it is crucial that researchers work closely together. The Maritime Security mailing list was launched in 2014 by piracy-studies.org to facilitate cooperation between maritime security researchers and other interested actors. To subscribe to the mailing list please follow the link here. To facilitate collaboration and dialogue across the different sectors and domains … Read more
RUSI, London, 18:00-20:30 21 November 2024 *Numbers are limited so book your place now at our Eventbrite page now! * The oceans are of critical importance to global trade, power relations, communications, energy security, and environmental sustainability. Yet the maritime order faces a myriad of threats and challenges, whether it be from pirates, Houthi rebels, … Read more
SafeSeas director Tim Edmunds was recently interviewed for the RUSI Journal Radio podcast. In a wide ranging discussion, he addresses issues including the importance of the oceans to the global economy, current maritime security threats and vulnerabilities, as well as the wider trends such as the rise in geopolitical competition at sea, the impact of … Read more
The book Understanding Maritime Security written by SafeSeas directors Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds is now available in print with Oxford University Press and all book sellers. What early reviewers said: “Understanding Maritime Security is a ‘must-read’ for any government official, practitioner, or student who needs to get a handle on contemporary security challenges in … Read more
The maritime domain is an increasingly busy and industrialised space. Over 80% of the volume of all global trade is conducted by sea. Maritime trade, and the ships and ports that enable it to take place, are the lifeblood of the global economy. Yet, the maritime sector also faces a series of threats and risks to its … Read more
Securing infrastructure and the green transition in the North Sea: Symposium on Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection, 23 May – 24 May 202, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI), University of Edinburgh The North Sea is a vital strategic space for European energy markets and in the green transition. As a regional sea it has become a … Read more
The North Sea is a strategic space in the green energy transition and an increasingly industrialized infrastructure space. In many ways the regional sea is a laboratory for how to organize critical maritime infrastructure protection (CMIP). As part of the partnership with the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh, SafeSeas was co-organizing a … Read more
Somali pirates show increasing activity, implying a growing threat to international shipping. This presents a situation in which piracy is no longer suppressed in the region. On the 29th of January the Indian Ocean Commission issued a statement and call for action that SafeSeas contributed to along with the two centers of the MASE architecture. … Read more
by Christian Bueger With the military escalation in the Red Sea caused by the Houthi attacks on merchant vessels and ongoing coercion by Iran, the Western Indian Ocean seems further away than ever from its self-declared goal to be a region of peace and prosperity. Growing maritime insecurity is also fed by the persistence of … Read more
Image credit: https://www.nkt.com/products-solutions/high-voltage-cable-solutions/installation/offshore-installation SafeSeas director Professor Tim Edmunds joined a UK FCDO delegation at the NL-UK North Sea Neighbours conference in The Hague, NL, on 7 December as a speaker on Subsea Critical National Infrastructure protection (CMIP). He emphasised the importance of the North Sea as a test bed for critical maritime infrastructure protection, and … Read more
The 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines brought much needed attention to the vulnerability of maritime infrastructures and their vitality in the digital age and for achieving the goals of the green energy transition. The October 2023 Baltic Connector pipeline incident has given this agenda further impetus. Identifying a common agenda for policy and … Read more