Thursday, July 6, 2017

Maritime Domain Awareness in the Western Indian Ocean

The Institute for Security Studies published on 4 July 2017 a policy brief titled "Effective Maritime Domain Awareness in the Western Indian Ocean" by Christian Bueger, Cardiff University.

The policy brief reviews current activities to identify opportunities through low-tech solutions, human resources and collaboration for improvement of maritime domain awareness in the Western Indian Ocean. Despite the efforts of regional projects, such as the Djibouti Code of Conduct and the Programme to Promote Regional Maritime Security, the region remains dependent on international navies for reliable maritime domain awareness.