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Maritime security in Southeast Asia
Shaun Cameron | February 8, 2024Southeast Asia’s maritime environment faces threats from piracy, slavery, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. A maritime security program tailored for the region may address these issues while drawing partners closer to Australia.
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China’s bullying backfires
Greg Poling | November 15, 2023China’s remorseless diplomatic and military bullying of its maritime neighbours is driving them ever further into the allied alliance against the expansionist communist state.
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Protecting Pacific maritime law
Anthony Bergin | March 29, 2021The growth of coastguards and other maritime law enforcement forces has been particularly evident in Southeast Asia, and Australia should play a role in ensuring these support rather than undermine the rules based international order.
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Improving maritime security in the Asia–Pacific
John Coyne | January 17, 2019Over recent years, Asia–Pacific maritime security has become increasingly complex. Illegal fishing, piracy, terrorism, the trafficking of weapons, drugs and people and an increasingly assertive Chinese Navy all threaten regional peace and prosperity.