Richard Adams
is an officer in the Royal Australian Navy, and Deputy Director of the Seapower Centre – Australia. He holds doctorates from the University of Western Australia, and the University of New South Wales. He was an Australian Fulbright Scholar in philosophy to Yale University, where he was a Global Justice Fellow. He was a Visiting Research Fellow to the Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College Oxford and the inaugural Chief of Navy Fellow.
Sean Andrews
is a Principal Warfare Officer and Under Sea Warfare specialist – receiving a commission in 1990 as a Seaman Officer, who has completed extensive sea service in Destroyers, Frigates and Patrol Boats – enjoying the full range of operational sea postings, including Command. Captain Sean Andrews is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College, and represented the ran at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, where he attended the Joint Advanced Warfighting School. Captain Sean Andrews has embedded and deployed with United States forces, which include the US Navy’s 7th Fleet and the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division – deploying extensively in all theatres of contemporary operations, including Afghanistan. He holds a Master’s Degree in Strategy and Policy, a Master’s Degree in Maritime Studies, and a PhD in International Relations. Captain Sean Andrews research specialises in International Relations, Maritime Strategy, Naval and National Policy. Captain Sean Andrews writes and presents internationally on issues of maritime character, his book Four Oceans will be published in 2023.
Sali Jayne Bache
currently serves as the lead in international policy and oceans at the ClimateWorks Centre thinktank within Monash University. Dr Bache has previously held both research and diplomatic roles, advising international organisations and governments on oceans governance and marine conservation regulation. She is passionate about the ocean-climate nexus and believes that linking science, policy and implementation offers the best chance to achieve the Agenda 2030 sdgs, with an emphasis on common property resources and the ocean in particular. She has published widely across the fields of marine management and climate change governance. Sali holds a range of positions and memberships including on the Climate Action Network International’s Ecosystem Ocean Working Group, as a member of the Indo-Pacific Maritime
Simon Bateman
retired from the Royal Australian Navy with the rank of Captain in April 2021. His last posting was as the Australian Defence Adviser in New Delhi. Simon followed his father Sam into the Navy as a Seaman Officer in 1982 but went on specialise as a helicopter pilot. He had two squadron commands (805 and 816 Squadron) and was also the Commanding Officer of hmas Albatross, Australia’s only Fleet Air Arm base. During his period as Defence Adviser Simon oversaw a significant improvement in the defence relationship between Australia and India. This included his contribution to the complex bilateral naval exercise ausindex 19 and the signing of the Mutual Logistics Support Arrangement between the two countries. He also played a role in the development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Australia. He is Sam Bateman’s son.
Anthony Bergin
is a Senior Fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He previously served as aspi’s deputy director. He taught political science and international relations at the Royal Australian Naval College and Australian Defence Force Academy. He has a doctorate on the law of the sea and published widely on maritime security with a focus on the Pacific Islands.
John F. Bradford
is Senior Fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (rsis), Nanyang Technological University (ntu). Mr Bradford holds a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from rsis (Gold Medal winner) and Bachelor of Arts (Magna Cum Laude in Asian Studies) from Cornell University. He retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of Commander. His U.S. Navy assignments included service as the Deputy Director of the 7th Fleet Maritime Headquarters, as Country Director for Japan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense-Policy, and as Commanding Officer of a ballistic missile defense-capable Aegis destroyer forward deployed to Japan.
David Brewster
is a Senior Research Fellow with the National Security College, Australian National University, where he is one of Australia’s leading experts on security in the Indian Ocean region. His books include India as an Asia Pacific Power, about India’s strategic role in the Asia Pacific and India’s Ocean: The Story of India’s Bid for Regional Leadership which examines India’s strategic ambitions in the Indian Ocean. His latest edited volume is India and China at Sea: Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean. Dr Brewster’s recent reports include Australia’s Second Sea: Facing our Multipolar Future in the Indian Ocean which proposes a new economic and security strategy for the Indian Ocean region and Addressing Geo-environmental Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Setting a Regional Agenda, which discusses key environmental security challenges in the Indian Ocean.
Edward Sing Yue Chan
is a postdoctoral fellow in China Studies at the Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University. He obtained a PhD at the University of Sydney in 2020. He is the author of China’s Maritime Security Strategy: The Evolution of a Growing Sea Power. His articles have appeared in Marine Policy, Asian Security, Global Change, Peace & Security, and Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs. Chan’s research focuses on China’s foreign policy, maritime security and strategy.
Jane Chan
Is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Maritime Security Programme at rsis, in ntu, Singapore. Her main research interests include maritime security issues in Southeast Asia, law and order at sea, regional maritime cooperation and confidence-building measures, and regional boundary delimitation and territorial disputes. She is an affiliated faculty at the Singapore Arm Forces (saf)-ntu Academy (sna). Her publications includes Christian Bueger and Jane Chan (eds.), Paving the Way for Regional Maritime Domain Awareness: Information Fusion Centre; Sam Bateman, Rajni Gamage and Jane Chan (eds.), ASEAN and the Indian Ocean: The Key Maritime Links; Vijay Sakhuja and Jane Chan (eds.),
Peter Cozens
went to sea in 1964 and served in both the Merchant and Royal New Zealand Navies – he retired in the rank of Commander in 1993. He has voyaged and travelled extensively throughout the Indo and Asia-Pacific. He is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington (ba (Hons) in History and ma in Economics) and the Royal Australian Naval Staff College. He joined the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at Victoria University of Wellington in 1996 and after a stimulating apprenticeship of six years was appointed Director in 2002 – he retired from that office in 2010. He was also the Executive Director of cscap New Zealand and convener of the Maritime Studies Working Group during that time. He has written extensively on strategic maritime and security issues. He nurtures his fascination and understanding of Asia, particularly China, India and the nations of Southeast Asia. At home he has an extensive library that reveals an eclectic range of interests. His research subjects include maritime strategy, oceans policy, unclos,and the history and economic development of the Indo-Pacific and which includes that of Oceania.
Honae Cuffe
holds a PhD in History from the University of Newcastle, where her research explored Australia’s foreign policy tradition from the interwar period until the early Cold War, focusing on the channels pursued by Australia to integrate national interests within the strategic outlooks of both regional powers and powerful friends, and the parallels in contemporary affairs. Honae has worked in public history, teaching, and research roles across the public service and university sector. Honae’s research interests include history, contemporary public policy, research methods, and pedagogy. They have published widely across these topics. Honae is currently a Research Officer at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.
Ralf Emmers
is Dean of rsis and President’s Chair in International Relations, ntu, Singapore. He completed his MSc and PhD in the International Relations Department of the London School of Economics. His research interests cover security studies, the international institutions in the Asia Pacific, and the security and international politics of Southeast Asia. He is the author and editor of 12 books and monographs. His authored books include Cooperative Security and the Balance
Amparo Pamela Fabe
is a Counter-Threat Finance and cbrne Expert of Southeast Asia. Professor Fabe is the Philippine National Police Representative to the asean Senior Officials’ Meeting on Transnational Crime (somtc) and Women, Peace and Security. She is a Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales. She has over 40 book publications including the Global Handbook of Countering Terrorist Financing (crc Press/Taylor & Francis, 2022) which she co-authored with Dr. Scott Romaniuk and Dr. Christian Kaunert. She is a Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. She completed the WayOut Certification Training for the European Union Integrated Exit Program for Prison and Probation Program of the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaureas, France. She did the Postgraduate Program in Hate Speech at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Center, Rome, Italy. She pursued Narrative Warfare at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Douglas Guilfoyle
is Professor of International Law and Security at University of New South Wale Canberra. His principal areas of research are maritime security, the international law of the sea, and international and transnational criminal law. He is a 2022–2025 Australian Research Council Future Fellow, working on the project “Small States’ use of law of the sea litigation against greater powers” and was a 2019–2020 Visiting Legal Fellow at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He was previously a Professor of Law at Monash University, Reader in Law at University College London, and has worked as a judicial associate in the Australian Federal Court and the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal. He has also practised as a commercial litigation solicitor in Sydney.
is a political scientist specialising in oceans and Antarctic governance and marine resources management at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (imas), University of Tasmania. His research centres on oceans and Antarctic governance, knowledge systems in coastal management, and Australia’s regional fisheries interests. He is currently Editor-in Chief of the Australian Journal of Maritime and Oceans Affairs. He is currently Professor in the Oceans and Cryosphere Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and Program Leader, Sustainable Offshore Development Program in the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre. Marcus is also a member of the Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania. Marcus has held visiting or adjunct appointments at the Australian Maritime College, Australian Antarctic Division, the Australian National University and Dalhousie University, Canada. He is an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland and an Associate, (Honorary) at the University of Waikato Law School New Zealand.
Stuart Kaye
is Director and Distinguished Professor of Law within the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of Wollongong. He holds degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney, winning the Law Graduates’ Association Medal, and a doctorate in law from Dalhousie University. Stuart Kaye has an extensive research interest in the law of the sea and international law. He has written a number of books, including Australia’s Maritime Boundaries, The Torres Strait, International Fisheries Management, Freedom of Navigation in the Indo-Pacific Region, and over 120 other books, articles and chapters. He was appointed to the International Hydrographic Organization’s Panel of Experts on Maritime Boundary Delimitation in 1995 and in 2000 was appointed to the List of Arbitrators under the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty. He was chair of the Australian International Humanitarian Law Committee from 2003 to 2009, for which he was awarded the Australian Red Cross Society Distinguished Service Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 2007 and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2011.
Gilang Kembara
is a Researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (csis) in Jakarta, Indonesia. His research mainly focuses on the field of maritime safety and security, transboundary security issues, and maritime regional cooperation. Gilang has collaborated with a variety of think tanks both domestic and
David Letts
is the Director of the Centre for Military and Security Law, Australian National University College of Law, and an Associate Professor at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong. David’s research interests centre upon the application of legal regimes to military operations, and he has published academic articles and book chapters on topics including military justice, law of the sea, maritime security, the law of naval warfare, international humanitarian law and the legal issues that arise on peacekeeping operations. He is the co-editor (with Professor Donald Rothwell) of Law of the Sea in South East Asia. David continues to research and write on maritime security and law of the sea topics that affect Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.
Drake Long
covered the South China Sea for Radio Free Asia from 2020–2021 and continues to research and write on maritime disputes today. He is a Pacific Forum Young Leader and was previously an Asia-Pacific Fellow for Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. He received his ba from Miami University of Ohio in 2017 and his ma from Georgetown University in 2020. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey McGee
is Associate Professor at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (imas) and Faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania. His work is published in leading international journals in the fields of Antarctic policy, international environmental law, and climate change policy. He co-edited the book Anthropocene Antarctica, a special issue of the Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs on 21st Century Challenges to the Antarctic Treaty System, and the Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts. He is an affiliated researcher with Humanities and Social Science expert group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. He is also a member of
Hanh Nguyen
is a non-resident wsd-Handa fellow at Pacific Forum. She received her ma degree in International Relations at International Christian University, Tokyo. She was a research fellow under the Project for Human Resource Development by Japanese Grant Aid. Her research interests include Southeast Asia’s relations with great powers, Vietnam’s foreign policy, and Indo-Pacific affairs. Hanh is the author of “U.S.-Vietnam Partnership in the post-covid era: A recalibration towards intra-asean integration” (Pacific Forum, 2021) and “Maritime Capacity-building Cooperation between Japan and Vietnam: A Confluence of Strategic Interests” (iseas Perspective, 2021). She is also the coauthor of “Asymmetric interdependence and the selective diversification of supply chains” (Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, 2022), “Canada’s Indo-Pacific priorities: Investing in a free and open digital economy” and “Digital connectivity in the Indo-Pacific: The potential for middle power cooperation on 5G technology” with Stephen Nagy. Her analysis also appeared in The Diplomat, Geopolitical Monitor, via Lowy Institute, and via other platforms.
Mary Ann Palma-Robles
obtained her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wollongong. She completed the Master of Marine Management at Dalhousie University in Canada and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines. Mary Ann is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ancors), University of Wollongong. Her research interests include international fisheries law and policy, ocean policy and management, maritime security and regional marine governance. Mary Ann worked with Professor Sam Bateman on similar issues at the University of Wollongong and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (rsis) at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Anthony J. Press
is an adjunct Professor at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (imas), and the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, at the University of Tasmania. He was formerly the ceo of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre from 2009 to 2014; and Director of the Australian
Chris Rahman
is Principal Research Fellow in Maritime Strategy and Security, and Associate Professor, at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ancors), University of Wollongong. His research focuses on strategy and international security, geopolitical theory, Australian defence policy, China and the strategic relations of the Indo-Pacific. He has published widely on these topics, and currently leads research projects for the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Department of Defence’s Strategic Policy Division. He has over 20 years’ experience at ancors in designing and delivering capacity-building programs on behalf of the Australian government, primarily for naval officers, coast guard and other law enforcement personnel, and public servants from Australia, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean area and Africa. He holds a ba from Victoria University of Wellington, an ma from the University of Waikato and PhD from the University of Wollongong.
Gregory Rose
is a member of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ancors) at the University of Wollongong where he is a Professor of Law. He is Chair of the University’s Academic Senate and has served as Discipline Leader for Law in the Faculty of Law. His expertise is in international law, marine affairs, marine environmental protection and national security. He teaches international law in relation to law of the sea, maritime security and transnational crime. Greg has edited books on following the international proceeds of environmental crime, and on detention of insurgents and terrorists in international military operations. He is currently writing a book on transnational fisheries crimes and has published widely on mechanisms for implementation of and compliance with international environmental standards. Greg combines academic knowledge with practical experience as
Donald R. Rothwell
is Professor of International Law at the anu College of Law, Australian National University where he has taught since July 2006, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law since 2015. His research has a specific focus on law of the sea, polar law, and implementation of international law within Australia as reflected in 28 authored, co-authored and edited books, and over 200 articles, book chapters and notes in international and Australian publications. His recent books include Islands and International Law; Rothwell and Letts (eds), The Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges; and The International Law of the Sea 2nd Ed with Tim Stephens. Major career works include The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law, and Rothwell, Oude Elferink, Scott and Stephens, The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea. From 2012–2018 he was Rapporteur of the International Law Association (ila) Committee on ‘Baselines under the International Law of the Sea’. Rothwell was previously Challis Professor of International Law and Director of the Sydney Centre for International and Global Law, University of Sydney (2004–2006), where he had taught since 1988. He has acted as a consultant or been a member of expert groups for unep, undp, iucn, the Australian Government, and acted as advisor to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (ifaw) in its campaign against Japanese Whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Clive Schofield
is Head of Research at the wmu-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University (wmu) in Malmö, Sweden and Professor with the Australian Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ancors), University of Wollongong (uow), Australia. He holds a PhD (Geography), University of Durham and an llm (International Law), University of British Columbia (ubc). His research interests relate to international maritime boundary delimitation and geo-technical issues related to the law of the sea on which he has over 200 publications. Clive is an Observer on the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ablos) and is a Member of the International Law Association’s Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Law of the Sea Institute at the Law School, University of California Berkeley, is a Global Associate, Centre for International Law (cil), National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He serves on the Faculty of the Rhodes Academy of Ocean Law and Policy and the Yeosu
Dale Stephens
is a Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide Law School. He was admitted to practice in 1989 and is a former Naval Legal Officer. He is a former Director of Naval Legal Services and his operational deployments include multiple tours of East Timor and Iraq. He has been awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal (csm), the (US) Bronze Star and the (US) Meritorious Service Medal. He attained the rank of Captain in the Royal Australian Navy before transferring to the Reserve in 2013. Professor Stephens holds both a Masters degree (ll.m) and Doctorate (sjd) from Harvard Law School. He is a participating member of the San Remo Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare update project. He is an Editor and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Activities and Operations. He is Chair of the South Australian Red Cross ihl Advisory Committee. In 2021 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Australian Red Cross. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
Ian Storey
is a Senior Fellow at the iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. At iseas he specializes in regional security issues with a focus on Southeast Asia’s relations with the major powers and maritime security, especially the South China Sea dispute. He is the co-editor of the academic journal Contemporary Southeast Asia. Prior to iseas, Ian held academic positions at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii, and Deakin University, Australia.
Matthew Stubbs
is an Associate Professor in the University of Adelaide Law School, where he also serves as Editor in Chief of the Adelaide Law Review and Program Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs and Military Law Programs. Matthew‘s teaching is focussed in public and international law, for which he has received three national teaching awards in Australia. His research addresses the intersection of international and public law, and in particular military law, space law and human rights, and he is widely published in these fields, including
Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto
is an Associate Research Fellow at the Maritime Security Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (rsis) and a PhD scholar at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University (anu). He was a researcher at the Department of International Relations, Universitas Indonesia. His research interests cover maritime security, strategy and history, as well as the foreign and defence policies of Australia, India and Indonesia. He holds a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from rsis and a Bachelor of Social Science in International Relations from Universitas Indonesia. Andi’s latest works include “Indonesia-Singapore Maritime Security Cooperation: From ‘Reluctant’ to ‘Expansive’,” published by Australian Naval Review in December 2021. He also co-edited Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies with Geoffrey Till. His publications have also appeared in India Review, Asia Policy, Asian Politics and Policy, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, Straits Times, East Asia Forum, Policy Forum, The Jakarta Post, The Australian, Janes Navy International, and Defense News.
Geoffrey Till
is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies at King’s College London and Chairman of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies. Once Dean of Academic Studies at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College, he is author of nearly 300 books, chapters and articles. Since 2009 he has been a Visiting Professor, Senior Research Fellow and Advisor at rsis. He now holds the Dudley W. Knox Chair for Naval History and Strategy at the US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. His Understanding Victory: Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands was published by abc-Clio in 2014 and he has recently completed a fourth edition of his Seapower: A Guide for the 21st Century (2018) and an edited version of Bo Hu’s Chinese Maritime Power in the 21st Century (2019). His How to Grow a Navy: The Development of Maritime Power is currently being published by Routledge.