Understanding Maritime Security

"Understanding Maritime Security is a 'must-read' for any government official, practitioner, or student who needs to get a handle on contemporary security challenges in the maritime domain. It provides readers with a thoughtful exposition of different approaches to maritime security, as well as exploring the most pressing concerns in the area, ranging from naval demonstrations (or grey zone tactics) to policing challenges and accessing information. Bueger and Edmunds' extensive knowledge and experience in researching and teaching maritime security contribute to the outstanding clarity and relevance of the text." -- Natalie Klein, UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice "We are dependent on the seas around us in so many ways and yet, in general, our ignorance of this fact and disregard for the health and security of the oceans is dismaying. In this important and timely book, Bueger and Edmunds show why all this matters - from the workings of piracy and ports to illicit fishing and inter-state conflicts - and how we need to embrace long term collaboration and planetary thinking rather than persist with short-term competition." -- Nigel South, University of Essex "A welcome and overdue addition to the plethora of recent issues of insecurity at sea in the form of hi-jacking by terrorists, piracy off the Horn of Africa, uncontrolled immigration in the Mediterranean and Channel, illegal fishing off West Africa, and threatened grain supplies in the Black Sea. None of these issues is static, simple, or discrete; the sea is the world's greatest connector so no single actor, whether government or international organisation can create a governance framework or hope to enforce it widely. This book offers a comprehensive and disciplined approach to understanding the web of interconnected challenges to maritime security, distilling the issues and creating frameworks to enable key players to move beyond case by cases reactive responses to a more coherent and systematic form of governance and enforcement." --Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Dymock, Wise Pens International Ltd., and UK military representative to NATO, 2006-08 "Much more than a compilation of priceless papers, this new book is a perfect introduction of maritime security, a concept so often unclear, to not only professionals but also to the general public. It describes the most relevant frameworks for analyzing maritime security and the main issues on the maritime security agenda. Also, and very important, Drs Bueger and Edmund focus on the practical tools that have been developed to deal with maritime security. As a professional who has had the priviledge to witness Dr. Bueger contribution to maritime security in the Indian Ocean, I consider this book a must, and clear evidence of why the academia should be considered a key stakeholder in maritime security." -- Diego Canovas, Maritime Security Consultant "This monograph is really a must-read one stop shop in gaining a coherent understanding of the full range of security issues at sea and their solutions. It is by far the best source to gain an overall analytical framework to understand maritime security." -- Anthony Bergin, Senior Fellow at Strategic Analysis Australia "An introduction into every conceivable aspect of the all-important task of maintaining good order at sea...As an introduction to an important issue, it is hard to imagine a better book length survey of the field, which covers so much. Accordingly Understanding Maritime Security is highly recommended reading for all mariners, and those interested in their ways" -- Professor Geoffrey Till, Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies of King's College London & author of Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century. "Understanding Maritime Security is highly recommended reading for all mariners, and those interested in their ways." -- Prof Geoffrey Till, The Naval Review