Response and Resilience: Government Strategies for Securing Subsea Infrastructure in Europe and Asia
HCSS and RSIS have released a new joint report analysing threats to critical undersea infrastructure in Europe and Asia. The study highlights the results of a workshop held in Singapore in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and outlines key vulnerabilities, highlights legal and monitoring gaps, and proposes a shared Singapore–Netherlands agenda to strengthen detection, resilience, and international cooperation.
New report | Response and Resilience: Government Strategies for Securing Subsea Infrastructure in Europe and Asia
HCSS and RSIS have released a new joint report analysing threats to critical undersea infrastructure in Europe and Asia. The study highlights the results of a workshop held in Singapore in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and outlines key vulnerabilities, highlights legal and monitoring gaps, and proposes a shared Singapore–Netherlands agenda to strengthen detection, resilience, and international cooperation.
Bridging Waters Guest Paper Series: Navigating Great Power Rivalry through Maritime Cooperation
In a new HCSS guest paper, Shafiah F. Muhibat explores how great power rivalry and daily grey zone encounters are reshaping security dynamics in the South China Sea, putting Indonesia on the frontline and challenging Europe’s ability to uphold the rules-based order. As the EU navigates limited geopolitical bandwidth, the paper outlines a focused, non-escalatory approach to maritime cooperation — from targeted joint training and legal capacity-building to enhanced maritime domain awareness — offering a realistic path to mitigating grey zone tensions without amplifying great power competition.
