🌊 The maritime security architecture in the Western Indian Ocean has developed new pace since the emergence of Houthi attacks on commercial shipping and the resurgence of Somali piracy activities last year. This week I attended the naval coordination SHADE … Continue reading
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Participation in SHADE Med
On the 15th and 16th of November, I am participating in the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction in the Mediterranean (SHADE Med) meeting. SHADE Med is an informal naval coordination mechanism that was created in response to the challenges that irregular … Continue reading
Presentation at SHADE Meeting
SHADE – an acronym for Shared Awareness and Deconfliction — is the key forum in which the activities of navies in the Western Ocean are coordinated. Originating in the response to Somali piracy, SHADE know has a wider outlook on … Continue reading
Attending SHADE: The key military coordination mechanism in the Western Indian Ocean
The Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) mechanism is a brainchild of the responses to piracy off the coast of Somalia. It is the key instrument through which the various navies coordinate each others activities and arrange for the International Coordinated … Continue reading
The year in review
🔊 What a year! 2024 has been a whirlwind of maritime security developments, research, and engagement. 🔎 The Red Sea crisis and unprecedented attacks on shipping, the rising threat to critical maritime infrastructures we all depend on, the return of … Continue reading
Why navies need to coordinate better in the Western Indian Ocean – new commentary
In a new commentary published with RUSI, I argue that the number of multi-national operations in the Western Indian Ocean region requires better coordination. I show which operations are currently active, and that new coordination tools, such as an improved … Continue reading
Debating the future of maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean
What’s the state of progress and arising challenges for maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean? From 14.-16.11. I had the pleasure to follow large parts of a ministerial conference addressing this issue in Mauritius online. I chaired one session … Continue reading
Speaking
I am a regular speaker at events, including industry, naval and diplomatic conferences as well as academic workshops on various aspects of maritime security and global ocean politics. Contact me to book me as a speaker, moderator or facilitator, or … Continue reading
Event on maritime security in WIO
Today I had the opportunity to speak at an hybrid event organized by the Indian Ocean Commission and the Charles Telfair Centre on maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean (https://lnkd.in/dz2URFYP). The lively discussion revolved around issues of which maritime security issues to prioritized, … Continue reading
New study on maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean
Together with Jan Stockbruegger I have conducted a review of the current security situation in the Western Indian Ocean. We show which insecurities are on the rise and argue that the rise of geopolitical concerns increasingly produces a militarization dilemma: … Continue reading