Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building
The maritime environment in East Asia contains both promise and peril. The Indo-Pacific region is host to some of the world’s most important shipping lanes, facilitates huge volumes of regional trade, and boasts abundant natural resources. Competing territorial claims, incidents between neighboring countries, and increasing militarization, however, raise the possibility that an isolated event at sea could become a geopolitical catastrophe. This is all occurring against a backdrop of relative opaqueness. Geography makes it difficult to monitor events as they occur, and there is no public, reliable authority for information on maritime developments.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative seeks to change this. AMTI was conceived of and designed by CSIS. It is an interactive, regularly-updated source for information, analysis, and policy exchange on maritime security issues in Asia. AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building. Because AMTI aims to provide an objective platform for exchange, AMTI and CSIS take no position on territorial or maritime claims.
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Piracy and Armed Robbery as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — December 7, 2022
Cyber-Attacks as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — December 7, 2022
Gamechanger: Marcos Jr. Transforms the Philippine-U.S. Alliance
Commentary — December 6, 2022
Forced Labor as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — December 1, 2022
Occupational Health and Safety as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — December 1, 2022
Agaléga’s Strategic Value: in the Eye of the Beholder
Commentary — November 29, 2022
Environmental Crimes as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — November 22, 2022
Climate-induced Disasters as an Evolving Threat to Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security
Commentary — November 22, 2022
The Sense and Sensibility of Malaysia’s Approach to its Maritime Boundary Disputes
Commentary — November 21, 2022
The Evolving Nature of Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security Threats
Commentary — November 16, 2022