maritime domain awareness
2024 Indian Ocean Region Workshop
From 24–26 June 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the National Maritime Foundation of India and its sister regional center, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), conducted a 2024 Indian Ocean...
2024 NESA Center Executive Seminar: The Indo-Pacific, MARSEC, and Technology
From 22 July – 2 August 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar focused on how the maritime domain and new technologies are shaping the security environment of the Indo-Pacific. The seminar’s proceedings included conversations on...
2nd San Diego Process: The Quad Critical & Emerging Technology Forum
From 19–21 August 2024, the University of Tokyo hosted the second “San Diego Process” (SDP) in Tokyo, Japan with representatives of the Quadrilateral states for a discussion of critical and emerging technologies. Partners in the effort included the National Security College of the Australian...
Executive Seminar: Maritime Security in the NESA Region & Beyond
From 30 January to 10 February 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar (ES) focused on the maritime domain and the challenges/threats that exist there. The seminar’s proceedings included conversations on autonomous/unmanned systems, the...
Indo-Pacific Minilateral Series: Maritime Security, the Indo-Pacific, and Advancing Maritime Domain Awareness Workshop
From 23–25 April 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, along with the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), conducted a workshop entitled "Maritime Security, the Indo-Pacific, and Advancing Maritime Domain Awareness" in...
Quadrilateral Critical and Emerging Technology Forum
From 16–18 August 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, the Pacific Forum, and Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) hosted the Quadrilateral Critical and Emerging Technology Forum in San Diego, California....
The Quad: Opportunities to Advance Shared Goals at the Crossroads of the Indo-Pacific Workshop
From 10–12 July 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), along with its partner The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS), hosted an Indo-Pacific themed program entitled...

Faculty Publication: Technology Providers and Maritime Security Roles in Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Payne
On 14 February 2023, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore published NESA Center Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's recent commentary titled "Technology Providers and Maritime Security Roles in Southeast Asia." Read...

NESA Center Update: December 2022–February 2023
The NESA Center December 2022–February 2023 Update focuses on Near East South Asia Region trends regarding maritime security. The update also highlights December 2022 through February 2023 NESA Center programs & events, faculty & staff engagements, alumni contributions,...

CSAG Information Paper: "Pirates of the Middle East Gulfs"
Subject: Pirates of the Middle East Gulfs Purpose: This paper aims to present the CSAG’s analysis regarding how Iran is using a calculated provocative approach, to enhance their bargaining power by creating leverage during negotiations, to achieve what is in Iran’s best interest. Read the...

Faculty Publication: "Indo-Pacific reluctance and the gulf: an examination of maritime domain awareness as an influence shaping regional maritime security efforts" by Jeffrey Payne
On 08 November 2023, the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region published NESA Center Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's paper "Indo-Pacific reluctance and the gulf: an examination of maritime domain awareness as an influence shaping regional maritime security efforts" in its ...

Faculty Publication: "Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain" by Jeffrey Payne
On 11 April 2024, the Institute for Security and Development Policy published NESA Center Assistant Professor Jeffrey Payne's article, "Do not Jettison Traditional Data Sharing in Maritime Domain." "The sea remains troubled by bad actors. Piracy, trafficking, and illegal...

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