| A
successful response to Maritime Security threats requires
international cooperation, because those threats are primarily
trans-national.
Maritime Security does not respect boundaries. States must focus on
mutual cooperation to counter extra regional and transnational
threats, rather than prevention of interstate conflict. Key to this
cooperation
is the willingness to share and act on actionable information and
intelligence.
The overarching goal for enhancing global maritime security is the need
to
implement uniform security measures around the world, a goal that
cannot be
achieved without an unswerving commitment by all concerned. To this effect, the establishment of
an oversight international maritime security cooperation organization would
help to align policies and standards that promote an integrated approach to
maritime surveillance and information sharing environment. |
