Strengthening maritime security through cooperation

Ioannis Chapsos (Editor), C. Kitchen (Editor)

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    Abstract

    Seventy percent of our planet is covered by water, and even in today's world of instant communication the global community is still heavily reliant on sea-based transport. The maritime domain has always been one of NATO's key strengths, but concerns about maritime security have taken on renewed importance in recent years, and NATO has been forced to re-examine some of its fundamental assumptions about the post Cold War security environment. This book shares some of the research, debates and findings from a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW); Building Trust to Enhance Maritime Security, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2014. The chapters in the book deal extensively with lessons learned by NATO from a wide range of policies, operations and situations. This maritime experience has been amassed from the Atlantic and Mediterranean to the Baltic and the Black Sea, and even into the Indian Ocean, as well as from the four decades spent defending NATO allies on the high seas during the Cold War. The single most profound lesson learned over the years has concerned the importance of efficient coordination. Structures and mechanisms have been created, not least in recent counter piracy operations, which enable a vast array of actors to work together in an efficient way, and which could prove invaluable in future efforts to counter terrorism and aggression worldwide. The safety of the maritime domain is essential to the freedom and security of all nations, and this book will be of interest to all those whose work involves maintaining that freedom and security.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationAmsterdam
    PublisherIOS Press
    ISBN (Print)978-1-61499-536-4, 978-1-61499-535-7
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Bibliographical note

    This book is volume 122 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics.

    Keywords

    • maritime security
    • NATO

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