Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. On November 14, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea ...

U.S. maritime policy is a grievous failure. Whether evaluated in terms of effectively meeting national security requirements or bolstering the country’s economy, America can point to few successes.

Drones lurking above sensitive maritime facilities “are becoming a common occurrence” and current federal counter-UAS legislation “has been largely ineffective” as authorities and capabilities are ...

When the Nigerian Navy pursued the oil tanker MT Heroic Idun into the Gulf of Guinea, Navy officials suspected the ship of ...

Criminals are nothing if not flexible. As the United States considers how to grapple with the challenges stemming from illegal and unreported fishing, our research has shown that progress made in ...

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department (DSD) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring ...

Brent is a Senior Research Fellow for Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology in the Allison Center for National Security. American shipping and shipbuilding have atrophied as we have neglected a core ...

The ‘maritime security’ buzzphrase emerged in the late 1990s following the establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Combating Transnational Crime during the 1998 Hanoi Declaration. But the term focused ...

The United States' maritime coastal security poses a significant challenge due to the vastness of its coastline and the complexity of its maritime borders. According to the National Oceanic and ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, has unveiled key items on the IMO’s 2025 agenda, focusing on seafarer welfare, maritime security, and ...

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 holds a change of command ceremony on U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu, Jun. 18, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael H. Day has lead Coast Guard operations across the ...