'Iran open to negotiations': Diplomacy shows signs of progress, 'damage to global economy continues' YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

Continuing the discussion on options for the Strait of #Hormuz.

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🔔 New on the GO: With the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, what options exist beyond military escorts—and could the UN play a role?

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Strait of Hormuz: Time for a Maritime Peacekeeping Operation? - IPI Global Observatory Christian Bueger on maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and the case for UN involvement.

How could the Strait of #Hormuz be opened? What's the role of the #UN?

Read in my most recent commentary.

theglobalobservatory.org/2026/03/stra...

Strait of Hormuz coalition 'won't work': Expert says it's impossible without Iran's assurance YouTube video by CNBC International Live

What are the options for re-opening the Strait of Hormuz?

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Sites of Ritualized Practice: Observations from Multi-National Military Gatherings and Naval Symposiums Abstract. Multi-national military gatherings are important sites of international interaction. High-level military officials meet on a regular basis in dif

New Article: Why do militaries meet all the time at global gatherings?

Drawing on participant observations, I investigate what happens at #naval symposia and why it matters.

Read if you are interested in #navies, #military #practice, or event #ethnography.

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Coastguard Revolution? Why Tomorrow's Seas Need More Than Navies Welcome to Turbulent Seas, my new newsletter that provides deep dives on global maritime security developments based on academic research and travels to global ocean events. I'm Christian Bueger, prof...

Why are coastguards increasingly critical actors in international security?

Read in my new newsletter.

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#marsec #maritimesecurity #coastguard #ocean

The Global Race to Protect Undersea Internet Cables: A Review of Recent Developments Welcome to Turbulent Seas, my new newsletter that provides deep dives on global maritime security developments based on academic research and travels to global ocean events. I'm Christian Bueger, prof...

How are nations trying to secure the subsea data cable network we all depend on?

Read in my new newsletter Turbulent Seas:
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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Southeast Asian History Young and research intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. The School of Humanities (SoH) at NTU Singapore is committed to ...

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Russland und die NATO: Eskalation in der Ostsee? – DW – 23.07.2025 Sicherheitsexperten erwarten in den kommenden Monaten weitere Konflikte auf See zwischen Russland und den europäischen Ostsee-Anrainerstaaten der NATO. Dänemark nimmt verstärkt die russische Schattenf...

Russia and NATO/EU: Escalation in the Baltic Sea? Maritime researchers such as @cbueger.bsky.social‬ or Helge Adrians from @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social‬ expect further escalation with Russia as early as this autumn. 🇩🇰 inspected more than 60 oil tankers. Some background in 🇩🇪 p.dw.com/p/4xr6q?maca...

Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Christian Bueger, Timothy Edmunds: Understanding Maritime Security

Was bedeutet #Sicherheit auf #See 🌊& wie haben sich die Konzepte dazu entwickelt? @cbueger.bsky.social & Timothy Edmunds führen mit „Understanding Maritime Security“ ins Thema ein. Unser Rezensent Sebastian Bruns lobt das Buch als wesentlichen Beitrag zum allgemeinen Verständnis des Themenkreises.

The age of infrastructure has changed the #mediterranean, because our interdependencies and vulnerabilities have increased significantly.
This was the part of keynote presentation by @cbueger.bsky.social at the #connectivity and #MaritimeSecurity conference hosted by @unirijeka.bsky.social

Understanding Maritime Security, Christian Bueger, Timothy Edmunds, Oxford University Press (2024), p. 240, ISBN: 9780197767153 (paperback)

Thrilled to read a new review of our book 'Understanding Maritime Security'.

"In consolidating this essential knowledge, the authors [...] deliver a practical manual for engaging with maritime issues, and they legitimate the new maritime security agenda."

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The Hidden Maritime Frontier of Artificial Intelligence | ISPI The hidden risk to AI: safeguarding the underwater networks powering the digital revolution.

@cbueger.bsky.social: The AI security debate needs to expand beyond algorithms & ethics to incl these physical vulnerabilities. As we rush to regulate AI development & ensure its safe deployment, we cannot ignore the very real threats to its physical infrastructure.
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Regional networking and future-proofing needed: Prof. Christian Bueger Sri Lanka will need to plan ahead to face evolving challenges in the maritime domain around the island and link up with regional security and

Delighted to discuss maritime security in the western Indian ocean and Sri Lanka's role in this interview www.themorning.lk/articles/25g...

Cable saboteur suspect Yi Peng 3 just updated her AIS with a new estimated time of arrival (Jan 1 2025, Port Said, Egypt) and her draught.

Also, after some alone time there is again a Danish Navy Patrol by her.

Leaving?

Movement in the Y Peng 3 saga.

The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO Neighboring countries are slowly getting better at tracking down what officials believe is intentional damage to undersea cables and infrastructure.

Efforts led by NATO have focused on better surveillance and operational coordination, said Christian Bueger, The involved governments’ reaction to the Yi Peng 3 incident “clearly indicates that the strategy and coordination on the NATO level work well now,” www.defensenews.com/special-repo...

Always great to do wet field research with @edmundsprof.bsky.social

#marsec #blueeconomy

(S+) Zerstörte Kabel in der Ostsee: »Die offizielle Schlussfolgerung wird sein, dass es ein Unfall war« Der chinesische Frachter »Yi Peng 3« steht im Verdacht, Datenkabel in der Ostsee gekappt zu haben. Hat Peking das gewollt? Eher nicht, sagt ein Experte. Moskau dagegen schon.

Der chinesische Frachter #YiPeng3 steht im Verdacht, die Datenkabel #C-Lion1 und #BCS in der #Ostsee gekappt zu haben. Hat Peking das gewollt? Eher nicht, sagt @cbueger.bsky.social. Moskau dagegen schon. Mein Text für @spiegel.de: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

This is getting an interesting constellation in the #greyzone of the Baltic/North Sea.

Two happy authors at the London launch of 'Understanding Maritime Security '.

Thank you all for coming. It was a great discussion.

Wonderful to see the maritime security community in the UK growing.

NATO’s Contribution to Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection - Center for Maritime Strategy As one of the key maritime security providers, NATO has a major role in critical maritime infrastructure protection. The Nord Stream pipeline attacks of 2022 brought the need of infrastructure protect...

Internet cable breaks in the Baltic Sea. What is NATO actually doing to protect such underwater infrastructure?

Read my overview of NATO activities here: centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications...

For the questions of why cable protection is so difficult, check out: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🚀Amazing to read a new review of our book Understanding Maritime Security, written by Kripa Anand for the
@nmfindia

👥Glad to hear the book succeeds in connecting the dots and presenting fresh thinking for analysts, professionals and a general audience.

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