The Indo-Pacific faces multiple security challenges, ranging from the risk of major war arising from territorial and maritime disputes to significant human and environmental threats to ecosystems.

Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, many states remain at odds over governance issues, how to confront pressing regional disputes and how to deal with countries outside the Asian region seeking to have greater influence. While the role of existing regional institutions such as ASEAN remains central to regional security and prosperity, improved regional architecture will be needed to address maritime security challenges with a clear understanding of priorities across regional states.

What are the central maritime security challenges facing states in the region? How do they respond individually and collectively to these challenges? And what legal and institutional mechanisms exist to manage ongoing disputes?

Launch of the ‘Enhancing Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific’ report, a collaboration between Griffith Asia Institute, Kings College London and La Trobe Asia.

Speakers:

Dr Huong Le Thu, Principal Fellow, Perth USAsia Centre

Assistant Professor Tara Davenport, Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law

Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow, New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation

Professor Ian Hall, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University (Chair)

Recorded on 25th July, 2022.