Global Challenges in Maritime Security

Lisa Otto gained her PhD in Political Studies from the University of Johannesburg in 2016 and holds a MA in International Peace and Security from King's College London's War Studies Department. Presently working as a Senior Researcher / Lecturer at the NRF-SARChI Chair in African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg, Lisa was previously employed at Coventry University, where she was responsible for teaching on the world's only MA specifically in Maritime Security. She has worked in think tanks and political risk institutions. Otto has specialised in issues affecting Africa, particularly those related to conflict, security and foreign affairs. Her research interests have largely revolved around non-traditional threats to security, where she has developed specific expertise in the emerging field of Maritime Security. 

Introducing Maritime Security: The Sea as a Geostrategic Space.- Oceans and Blue Economies.- Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing as a Maritime Security Concern.- Smuggling and Trafficking of Illicit Goods by Sea.- Migration, Seafarers and the Humanitarian-Security-Economic Regimes Complex at Sea.- Maritime Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea.-Maritime Boundaries and Maritime Security.- Cybersecurity at Sea.- Maritime Terrorism.- Port Security; R. Talas.- The Success and Struggles of Multilateralism: African Maritime Security and Strategy.- The Role of Navies in the Contemporary Era.- Non-State Actors in the Maritime Domain: Non-State Responses to Maritime Security Challenges.- Connecting the Dots: Implications of the Intertwined Global Challenges to Maritime Security.

"Otto's edited volume is a useful handbook for scholars and students of maritime security and one of the very first publications on the expanded field. ... this book represents a significant contribution to the recent scholarly discussion of maritime security and successfully raises awareness of the maritime domain as a global challenge in the twenty-first century." (Edward Sing Yue Chan, Global Change, Peace & Security, August 21, 2020)