The Maritime Security Roles of Academia in Southeast Asia

010 – 16 January 2023 The authors' views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. [...] CHRISTIAN BUEGER discusses the range of research activities, the motivations and interest of the researchers involved and how the academic community contributes to maritime security policy and operations at sea. [...] COMMENTARY Academia’s Interests in Maritime Security The rise of maritime security as a discourse and practice has led to a growing field of research, studying threats linked to maritime security and the different responses. [...] The first camp will often be interested in the study of the causes of maritime insecurity or develop new concepts and models of why and how particular responses, such as multilateral agreements, joint operations, or information sharing, evolve. [...] While the majority of maritime security professionals have a very good general understanding of the nature of problems that need to be addressed, there can often be a lack of more nuanced and fine-grained knowledge.