Working Papers

SafeSeas publishes preliminary results related to current projects on a regular basis as Working Papers.

Policy brief – Developing A Comprehensive National Integrated Maritime Strategy: The Case of Ghana
Ghana has made tremendous strides towards the adoption of a National Integrated Maritime Strategy (NIMS). This strategy will place the ...
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Policy brief – “Simplifying Complexities: Interagency Coordination in Ghana’s Maritime Security Governance”
The Gulf of Guinea is a global hotspot for maritime insecurity. The recent surge in piratical attacks in the region, ...
New SafeSeas & Stable Seas report: ‘What We Know About Maritime Illicit Trades’
What We Know About Maritime Illicit Trades is the second in a series of reports as part of the Transnational ...
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Pragmatic spaces and the maritime security agenda
The oceans are increasingly understood as a security space. Does the new maritime security agenda lead to new spatial configurations? ...
Blue Crime: Conceptualising Transnational Organised Crime at Sea.
Transnational organised crime at sea is a growing international concern. However, and despite its importance, the concept remains uncertain and ...
What we know about piracy
For the full report, click here What We Know About Piracy is the outcome of a collaboration between SafeSeas and ...
Maritime Security in Kenya
This working paper provides a primer to the SAFE SEAS case study of the maritime security sector in Kenya drawing ...
Capturing Capacity Building
Capacity building is a buzzword of international politics. It is a concept through which very diverse activities geared at assisting ...
Maritime Security in Seychelles
This concept note introduces the SAFE SEAS case study of the maritime security sector in the Seychelles. Drawing on the ...
Mapping Maritime Security Sectors
Maritime security capacity building in the Western Indian Ocean remains a largely experimental process. At SAFE SEAS we are interested ...