Maritime Security Challenges

Elements of the Maritime Security Regime

• International peace and security
• Sovereignty/Territorial integrity/Political independence
• Security from crimes at sea
• Resource security
• Environmental security
• Security of seafarers and fishers

Major Threats to Maritime Security

• Threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of a State.
• Offshore terrorist acts against shipping, offshore installations and other maritimeinstallations and other maritime interests, illegal time interests, illegal transport of weapon of mass destruction (WMD), unlawful acts, etc.
• Piracy and armed robbery at sea.
• Transnational organized crimes, e.g., smuggling crimes, smuggling of migrants, narcotic drugs, arms of migrants, etc.
• Threats to resource ....