New project staff join the SAFE SEAS team

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SAFE SEAS is delighted to welcome Alvine Marie and Njoki Mboce to the team. Alvine and Njoki will primarily contribute to mapping national maritime security sectors through case studies of MSSR processes in their respective countries. These case studies will identify best practices, gaps and shortcomings in the delivery of maritime security capacity building. Alvine … Read more

Thinking Blue Economy and Maritime Security together

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The Blue Economy and Maritime security are two of the major frameworks for the contemporary discussion of ocean governance. Although some efforts have been made to define what the blue economy consists of, it is yet another fuzzy term with indeterminate meaning of the ocean governance agenda. The term has notably become important to frame the discussion on sustainable development. In particular, Small Island Developing States and African states have embraced blue economy as one of their guiding ideas. Yet, what are the convergences between blue economy and maritime security thinking? And why is it important to think both together?

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Somali sea hijack is a warning signal

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The hijacking of the Aris 13 tanker by Somali pirates last week was a warning signal – it reiterates the importance of maintaining international counter-piracy efforts while also building the capacity of western Indian Ocean states to manage and develop their own maritime security needs. SAFE SEAS published a commentary on the incident with The Conversation … Read more

SAFE SEAS welcomes new staff member

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SAFE SEAS is happy to welcome Dr. Robert McCabe to the team as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Robert completed his PhD in 2015 at Maynooth University in Ireland examining the evolution of contemporary counter-piracy initiatives and broader maritime security governance in Northeast Africa and Southeast Asia funded by a John & Pat Hume Research Scholarship. Robert’s wider … Read more

Project presentation at British Academy

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SAFE SEAS presented the first insights of the project at an event by the British Academy on March the 6th. The one-day event brought together the principal investigators of the BA’s Sustainable Development Programme. Dr. Bueger highlighted in his presentation the importance of the maritime dimension of sustainable development and the need to strengthen research … Read more

How do small states influence international counterpiracy policy?

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Ulrik Trolle Smed and Anders Wivel, University of Copenhagen The piracy problem in East Africa gained international attention in particular from 2005 and onwards. In this international setting, Denmark, a small state with strong maritime interests and tradition, experienced a surprising amount of tailwind for its counterpiracy efforts and policy proposals. Small states are traditionally … Read more

SAFE SEAS team attends international conference of ISA

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From the 20th to 25th of February the project team of SAFE SEAS will attend the annual convention of the International Studies Association, held in Baltimore, USA. At the conference, we will connect with our colleagues from the wider discipline of International Relations. A theorey-oriented paper that informs the work of SAFE SEAS will be … Read more

New Project Partner: NCMPR joins SAFE SEAS

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SAFE SEAS welcomes a new project partner: The National Centre for Maritime Policy Research, based at Bahria University, Karachi. NCMPR is the core maritime think tank of Pakistan and one of the intellectual drivers of the country’s maritime security discussions. NCMPR will conduct a case study on Pakistan’s maritime security sector and the capacity building … Read more