Our oceans and seas are crucial for the EU’s security, economic development and prosperity. The revised strategy on maritime security helps promote rules-based governance at sea and protect EU ...

In 2025, homeland security professionals must remain vigilant in addressing a multifaceted and rapidly evolving maritime threat landscape. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in port systems, automated ...

Brent is a Senior Research Fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology in the Allison Center for National Security. American shipping and shipbuilding have atrophied as we have neglected a core ...

“If we say prioritize everything, then we might as well say prioritize nothing,” one Southeast Asian defense official recently noted on the sidelines of a forum, referring to the state of regional ...

The 2025 white paper marks a major shift in Taiwan’s view of maritime security. The 2020 White Paper approached maritime security mainly through territorial disputes. Chapter 2, Section 2, “Maritime ...

The United States' maritime coastal security poses a significant challenge due to the vastness of its coastline and the complexity of its maritime borders. According to the National Oceanic and ...

Philippine Coast Guard personnel install a navigational buoy emblazoned with the Philippine flag in areas claimed by Manila in the South China Sea. Credit: Facebook/Philippine Coast Guard The ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea are critical maritime pathways for ...

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department (DSD) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring ...

The EU will soon become a ‘Friend’ (i.e., observer) of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, a regional cooperation framework to tackle piracy, armed robbery, human trafficking and other ...

Illustration of MDA Space’s Chorus maritime surveillance spacecraft. Credit: MDA Space ST. LOUIS — The oceans are becoming more dangerous, and satellites are being called in to help. Demand for ...