Maritime Radiological and Nuclear Trafficking by Small, Traditional, and Unregulated Vessels
This report, produced with the assistance of the UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme, examines the potential maritime radiological and...
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Jun 21, 20211 min read
State of Maritime Piracy: 2020
In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 had a profound impact on the shipping industry. Thousands of seafarers, unable to disembark for crew...
Apr 19, 20211 min read
What We Know about Maritime Illicit Trades
What We Know About Maritime Illicit Trades is the second in a series of reports produced in the Transnational Organized Crime at Sea: New...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Challenges and Solutions for Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean
This policy brief examines maritime security and governance in the Indian Ocean region across nine issue areas including the blue...
Jan 7, 20217 min read
Violent Non-State Actors in the Maritime Space: Implications for the Philippines
Post by Jay Benson Violent non-state actors (VNSAs) such as terrorist and insurgent groups are increasingly turning to the seas to...
Nov 24, 20201 min read
The Blue Economy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
This policy brief examines how improvements to the Blue Economy of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) can be...
Aug 11, 20201 min read
Violence at Sea: How Terrorists, Insurgents, and Other Extremists Exploit the Maritime Domain
Terrorist groups around the globe have seen the challenges of securing the maritime domain as an opportunity to advance their political...
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Addressing Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
This policy brief maps and measures threats to maritime security across Southeast Asia, as well as the efforts to counter them. The Index...
Jul 12, 202010 min read
ReCAAP and Maritime Governance in Southeast Asia: A Catalyzing Role
Guest Post by Marianne Péron-Doise - Research Fellow, Institute for Strategic Research, IRSEM Southeast Asia is often described as a...
Jul 10, 20201 min read
State of Maritime Piracy: 2019
Over the last ten years the focus of the annual State of Maritime Piracy report has expanded from piracy off the coast of Somalia to...
Apr 30, 20207 min read
Abu Sayyaf: The Chameleon in the World of Terror
Post by Lydelle Joubert FUNDING TERROR THROUGH MARITIME KIDNAPPING On 5 December 2018, three fishermen working for a company in Sandakan,...
Mar 31, 20201 min read
Maritime Security Policy Proposals for the Sulu and Celebes Seas
This policy brief examines how improvements in Philippine fisheries, blue economy, and maritime law enforcement can increase maritime...
Jun 17, 20191 min read
State of Maritime Piracy: 2018
The ninth annual edition of the State of Maritime Piracy report finds that the Gulf of Guinea was the area most affected by piracy and...
May 23, 20193 min read
New Report: Terrorist Activities in the Maritime Domain
The failure to acknowledge or recognize the importance of the maritime domain to both society and the economy, or sea blindness,...
Feb 19, 20192 min read
Stable Seas: Sulu and Celebes Seas
The Southeast Asian Archipelago includes the world’s busiest shipping lanes, its most biodiverse marine environment, and many of the...
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