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Securing Australia’s Maritime Approaches
Author: Sam Bateman
Volume 3, Number 3 (August 2007), pp. 109-129.
Abstract
Australia has a long coastline, important offshore territories and wide maritime approaches. Securing them against unlawful incursions is a demanding task. This article reviews current policies, responses, threats, concepts and capabilities for securing the maritime approaches. It identifies reasons why a focus on these approaches is now more important than ever. The article concludes that while considerable progress has been made towards a more integrated approach to the task, particularly with the establishment of the Border Protection Command, there is still some way to go before a fully effective, efficient and integrated system is in place for securing Australia’s maritime approaches. The article recommends the establishment of an Australian Maritime Surveillance and Enforcement Authority to provide this system.
About the Author
Dr Sam Bateman is a maritime security analyst who is a Fellow of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, and of the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is the Adviser to the Maritime Security Programme at the latter institution. sbateman@uow.edu.au.
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