Stephenson Ocean Security Project

The Stephenson Ocean Security Project (SOS) is focused on the links between ocean health and global security

The Project will highlight how marine resource disputes drive instability in key regions of the globe and the ways that climate change is exacerbating this challenge through degraded ecosystems and the opening of new areas to potential exploitation.

The SOS Project is committed to promoting solutions that support sustainable development, coalition building, and the need for American leadership.

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Oceans of Opportunity: Southeast Asia’s Shared Maritime Challenges

CSIS held a three-part virtual conference in June 2021 on the maritime challenges facing Southeast Asian states. This white paper discusses urgent human, ecological, food, and climate security issues in the region’s oceans and steps to address these challenges.

Report by Danielle Fallin, Gregory B. Poling, Amanda Ingram, and Simon Tran Hudes — September 10, 2021

Covid-19 at Sea: Impacts on the Blue Economy, Ocean Health, and Ocean Security

Ships move 90 percent of cargo. Fisheries employ 50 million people and feed over 1 billion. CSIS experts on ocean security and human rights explore how Covid-19 will shape the way the ocean connects and feeds the world—and affect the lives of the people who depend on it.

Commentary by Whitley Saumweber, Amy K. Lehr, Ty Loft, and Sabrina Kim — April 10, 2020

Second Annual Ocean Security Forum

Please join the CSIS Stephenson Ocean Security Project for the Second Annual Ocean Security Forum. This year's event will address human rights abuses in the global seafood industry and the expansion of China’s distant-water fishing fleet.

Event — January 7, 2020

UN Report Paints a Bleak Outlook for the World’s Oceans and Coastal Areas

CSIS’s Whitley Saumweber and Sarah Ladislaw argue that the new UN special report puts the threat of climate change to the ocean and ourselves in stark relief and makes clear that a lack of action will have dire consequences.

Critical Questions by Whitley Saumweber and Sarah Ladislaw — September 27, 2019