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Biography
Robert McCabe is Assistant Professor and Director of the MA Maritime Security Programme at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR) at Coventry University. Previously he has worked as a Research Associate with the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University on the British Academy Sustainable Development programme funded project SAFE SEAS. He holds a PhD in History/International Security (2016) and an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies (2011) from Maynooth University. He is the author of Modern Maritime Piracy: Genesis, Evolution and Responses (Routledge, 2018); Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security: Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2020) and Capacity Building for Maritime Security: The Western Indian Ocean Experience (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), as well as several articles addressing maritime security, governance and development topics.
Research Interests
I am primarily engaged in the field of maritime security, with a particular focus on capacity building, ocean governance, and sustainable development. This includes Marine Spatial Planning, blue economic development, the constabulary role of navies and coast guards (in particular small navies), and how the nexus between the environment, development and maritime insecurity impacts communities, the shipping industry and the global supply chain.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy and Counter-Piracy
McCabe, R., 27 Jun 2022, Routledge Handbook of Maritime Security. Bosilca, R-L., Ferreira, S. & Ryan, B. J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge, p. 176-188 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Written evidence submitted by Dr Ioannis Chapsos, Dr Adam Fenton, Dr James A. Malcolm and Dr Robert McCabe (IRR0004) to the UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Select Committee Update to the UK's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
Malcolm, J., Chapsos, I., McCabe, R. & Fenton, A. J., 14 Dec 2022, 4 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Capacity Building for Maritime Security: The Western Indian Ocean Experience
Bueger, C. (ed.), Edmunds, T. (ed.) & McCabe, R. (ed.), 2021, Palgrave Macmillian. 307 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or Edited Book › peer-review
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Conclusion: Governing the Maritime - Providing International Assistance
Bueger, C., Edmunds, T. & McCabe, R., 2021, Capacity Building for Maritime Security: The Western Indian Ocean Experience. Bueger, C., Edmunds, T. & McCabe, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillian, p. 283-299 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Djibouti: Ports, Politics and Piracy
Aden, M. & McCabe, R., 2021, Capacity Building for Maritime Security: The Western Indian Ocean Experience. Bueger, C., Edmunds, T. & McCabe, R. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillian, p. 223-248 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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EU naval patrols could protect subsea cables under Irish seas
3/11/22
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Ireland concerned about the safety of its submarine cables
7/10/22
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Ireland 'obliged' to build naval capacity to protect underwater cables and pipelines
4/10/22
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Lift for maritime sector in Kenya and Djibouti after fall in piracy
15/12/19
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