More than twenty Indo-Pacific scholars and emerging experts come together in this definitive volume to deliver fresh perspectives and original research on maritime cooperation and security. With subjects ranging from the Philippines to Antarctica, Coast Guards to climate change, these essays pay tribute to the late Commodore Sam Bateman (PhD) while laying the academic groundwork for the improved policies and behaviours that provide for expanded good order at sea.
John F. Bradford is Senior Fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University.
Jane Chan is a Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Maritime Security Programme at RSIS in NTU.
Stuart Kaye is Director and Distinguished Professor of Law within the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong (UOW).
Clive Schofield is Head of Research at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden and Professor with ANCORS, UOW.
Geoffrey Till is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies at Kingâs College London and holds the Dudley W. Knox Chair for Naval History and Strategy at the US Naval War College.
"This outstanding book celebrates the wide-ranging contributions of the late Commodore Sam Bateman to the study of maritime affairs and strategy, as well as illuminating the current and emerging issues in each maritime field that he delved in....Overall the quality of [the] contributions is first class." -Peter Jones, Australian Naval Institute, February 2023
1âEvangelist for the Sea Reflections on the Maritime thought of Sam Bateman
ââChris Rahman
Part 1 Ocean Governance
2âGovernance and the Ocean Some Reflections
ââPeter Cozens
3âFrameworks for Integrated Marine Management From Oceans Policies to Marine Spatial Planning Laws
ââGregory Rose
4âRecognising the Climate-Ocean Nexus A Global Imperative and Regional Imperative
ââSali Jayne Bache
Part 2 Law of the Sea
5âNavigational Rights and Freedoms The Law of the Sea and Evolving State Practice
ââDavid Letts and Donald R. Rothwell
6âStraight Baselines in the Indo-Pacific Legal, Technical and Political Issues in a Changing Environment
ââSam Bateman and Clive Schofield
7ââCreepingâ Sovereignty over the Seabed Reflections on the Continental Shelf Regime
ââDrake Long
Part 3 Good Order at Sea
8âAll Talk The Importance of Cooperation in Maritime Security
ââRichard Adams, Sean Andrews and Honae Cuffe
9âCoast Guardsâ Changing Nature The Rise of the China Coast Guard
ââEdward Sing Yue Chan and Douglas Guilfoyle
10âStrengthening Law and Order at Sea for the Blue Pacific
ââAnthony Bergin
11âThe Future of Antarctica Sam Batemanâs Contribution to Antarctic Geopolitics
ââMarcus Haward, Jeffrey McGee and Anthony J. Press
Part 4 Maritime Cooperation
12âSecurity Perspectives of External Parties to the South China Sea Dispute A Comparative Study of India and Japan
ââRalf Emmers
13âOpportunities for Enhancing Naval Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region in the Presence of Strategic Competition
ââMatthew Stubbs and Dale Stephens
14âAustralia and India Working Together and with Others on Maritime Security
ââSimon Bateman and David Brewster
15âSoutheast Asiaâs Minilateral Counter-Piracy/Sea Robbery Initiatives An Assessment of Their Contributions to Regional Maritime Security
ââIan Storey
Part 5 New Southeast Asia Views on Maritime Security
16âPhilippine Efforts in Managing Threats to Good Order at Sea
ââAmparo Pamela H. Fabe
17âVietnam and the Shift towards Maritime Security Cooperation
ââHanh Nguyen
18âIndonesia and Maritime Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia A Study of Four Maritime Areas
ââRistian Atriandi Supriyanto
19âMaritime Cooperation to Alleviate Strategic Distrust A Case from Indonesia
ââGilang Kembara
Part 6 New Directions in Maritime Security
20âLegal and Policy Issues Concerning the Plight of Seafarers During covid- 19
ââMary Ann Palma-Robles
21âThe Changing Nature of Maritime Security
ââGeoffrey Till
Index
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