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Why Southeast Asian Nations Must Do More to Protect Their Critical Maritime Infrastructure

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Why Southeast Asian Nations Must Do More to Protect Their Critical Maritime Infrastructure

Flashpoints | Security | Southeast Asia The region’s maritime, cyber, and energy security policies have not yet fully taken maritime infrastructure into account. An aerial view of the port of Singapore. Credit: Depositphotos Advertisement When discussing the maritime domain, we often think of fishing and shipping activities, and how they can be better regulated or protected from pirates, criminals, … Read more

Finding a Goldilocks Moment for India in the U.S.-China Subsea Cables Race

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Finding a Goldilocks Moment for India in the U.S.-China Subsea Cables Race

Advertisement At a time when the U.S. is significantly enhancing its presence and primacy across the length and breadth of the Indo-Pacific, the recent U.S. efforts to construct subsea cables near Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean is of paramount importance to India, and to the future of the burgeoning India-U.S. defense partnership.  There is … Read more

The Weakest Link: Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure in ASEAN

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The Weakest Link: Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure in ASEAN

Advertisement Since November 2022, the dataflow on all five of Vietnam’s undersea internet cables has been disrupted, slowing internet speeds and forcing the country into periodic reliance on land cable connections to China and Cambodia. The failures are from a mixture of technical issues, including unintentional physical damage to cables in waters near Malaysia and … Read more