In this iteration of the NESA IOR Digital Series, Jeff Payne is joined by Dr. Joshua Tallis of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). The conversation centers on how various illicit activities at sea overlap in the tools and methodologies used. As such, efforts at counterterrorism at sea, drug interdiction, or even counter-smuggling, build the Read More >
Maritime
Consultations on Indo-Pacific Security: “The Quad”
15 October 2020 – This iteration of the NESA IOR Digital series is the third gathering of the IOR Roundtable, a forum designed for those interested in IOR issues to gather for the exchange of ideas. The focus of this conversation is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as the “Quad”, or consultations on Indo-Pacific Read More >
Discussion with Ambassador Alex Rondos, EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa
In this iteration of the NESA IOR Digital Series, Ambassador Alex Rondos, the European Union’s Special Representative to the Horn of Africa, explores state-level interaction in the Horn of Africa, as well as outside actors’ perception and actions to secure their interests in the region. While the Horn of Africa is geopolitically significant through Read More >
IOR Maritime Environmental Degradation
24 September 2020 – In this iteration of NESA’s ongoing digital series of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Dr. David Brewster of the National Security College, Australian National University discusses the necessity of addressing environmental security concerns in the Indian Ocean and how such challenges can be a mechanism for new cooperation among states, including Read More >
The IOR Economic Condition: Energy, Trade and Infrastructure
In the newest iteration of the NESA MARSEC Digital Series, economic conditions in the Gulf region are explored for impacts on maritime security. NESA Professor Dr. Gawdat Bahgat gives his thoughts on the Gulf economy and the direction to which trend lines point for the future. The event was moderated by NESA’s Jeff Payne. The Read More >
Maritime Dimensions of Regional Rivalries in the Gulf
In this conversation on maritime-related topics in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), NESA Professor COL (ret.) David Des Roches presents in detail on the complex security situation in the Persian Gulf and how such complexity has direct and substantial impacts throughout the larger IOR. The views presented in this article are those of the speaker Read More >
Holistic Maritime Security for the Indian Ocean Region
2 September 2020 In this conversation as part of NESA’s ongoing digital series devoted to maritime security issues in the Indian Ocean Region, Vice Admiral Chauhan (Retd), Director General of the National Maritime Foundation, provides his thoughts on the idea of holistic maritime security for the Indian Ocean Region. The conversation explores both traditional and Read More >
The Ticking Time Bomb FSO SAFER – An Imminent but Preventable Environmental Disaster
By LtCol Michael von Normann, German Army, US Central Command: Strategy Plans and Policy Directorate; Combined Strategic Analysis Group, Middle East Branch 27 Aug 2020 Summary: The aging oil tanker FSO SAFER is a “ticking time bomb,” abandoned and sitting off the coast of Yemen since 2015. Without action from the international community, there Read More >
IOR Green Water Workshop
From 17-20 August 2020, the NESA Center conducted the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Green Water Workshop. Over 70 participants hailing from all areas within the Indian Ocean Region took part in this digital workshop and represented regional navies, regional coast guard and maritime law enforcement, think tanks and research institutions, and diplomatic services. Topics of Read More >
NESA Maritime Digital Security Series: “Challenges to Littoral Zones in the Indian Ocean Region”
Mr. Jeffrey Payne of the NESA Center continued the NESA Maritime Security Digital Series on 30 July. The roundtable focused on the challenges to littoral zones in the Indian Ocean Region. Discussants included: Dr. Ian Ralby of I.R. Consilium; Ms. Toral Vadgama of the Global Maritime Crime Programme, UNODC; and Commodore (ret.) C Uday Bhaskar Read More >