Abstract

HIJMANS, Michiel Bart. Maritime security: from awareness to security, connecting the dots!. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2018, n.57, pp.25-37. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2018.57a03.

The present article begins by drawing attention to the importance of the maritime domain to mankind and the many and complex threats it faces, and to the need for an awareness of maritime security. Maritime security involves multiple agencies and organizations; the chief question is how to connect them. Moreover, we must be fully aware that maritime security is not a national issue, therefore international cooperation is essential. The author describes how the European Union Maritime Security Strategy was designed and its much needed action plan. The last part of the article provides an insight on how maritime security can and should be based on the fundamentals of maritime operations, including their critical success factors concluding that all stakeholders must be connected.

Keywords : Maritime security; threats; maritime operations; European Union Maritime Security Strategy.

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