In June 2022, SafeSeas co-organized a workshop on subsea data cables as part of our work on this theme. The report summarizing the key findings is now out here. Our key argument is that the new awareness and the growing … Continue reading
SafeSeas Director Tim Edmunds has produced a Policy Report based on the ideas discussed at the recent SafeSea’s event on Implementing the UK’s 2022 National Strategy for Maritime Security. HMS Severn in London. Photo: Lee Blease. UK MOD © Crown … Continue reading
As part of the UN Ocean Conference that is taking place in Lisbon from the 27.6. to 1.7., SafeSeas is co-hosting an expert workshop and a public event that investigates how subsea data cables can be better protected and how … Continue reading
Following up on our work with the UK government on refreshing the maritime security strategy, SafeSeas organized a one day workshop discussing the challenges linked to implementing the strategy. The workshop was organized in partnership with the University of Bristol, … Continue reading
Tackling maritime insecurity in order to enhance the blue economy, restore ocean health, but also to strengthen blue justice, continues to be one of the major challenges for today’s governments. Much attention is being paid to these ocean challenges in … Continue reading
Tim Edmunds and Scott Edwards submitted evidence to the Defence Committee inquiry ‘Operation Isotrope: the use of the military to counter migrant crossings’. The inquiry considered the role of the Armed Forces in countering Channel crossings by migrants (Op Isotrope), … Continue reading
Tim Edmunds and Scott Edwards recently wrote concerning the UK’s plan for the Royal Navy to take control of the small boat crossings in the Channel. Original link. The Home Office has announced a plan to bring in the Royal … Continue reading
Scott Edwards presented ‘Blue criminology: towards a trans-disciplinary understanding of crime at sea’ at the 24 Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime. The panel, moderated by SafeSeas co-director Tim Edmunds, also featured Mercedes Rosello (Leeds Beckett University) presenting ‘Towards a … Continue reading
SafeSeas submitted evidence to the UK’s House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee inquiry ‘UNCLOS: fit for purpose in the 21st century?’ The evidence can be downloaded here. The inquiry explored the extent to which the United Nations Convention … Continue reading
Despite the magnitude and implications of transnational organized crime at sea, until recently, the problem had received only minimal attention. That is surprising considering its far-reaching consequences on coastal communities, and its direct correlation to national security. Transnational organized crime … Continue reading