Maritime Issues and Oceans

CSIS experts spotlight the maritime security environment in the Indo-Pacific, using regional experience and satellite imagery to provide leading analysis.

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Risk Beneath the Waves: Safeguarding Subsea Cables for a Secure Global Network

Risk Beneath the Waves: Safeguarding Subsea Cables for a Secure Global Network

The unprecedented dependence on subsea cables in the cyber era significantly raises the stakes of disruption, but they continue to face many old and new risks alike. CSIS examines the regulatory challenges and physical vulnerabilities of the lifelines of the digital age.

Digital Report by Romina Bandura, Erin Murphy, and Thomas Bryja — March 5, 2026

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Experts


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Gregory B. Poling
Director and Senior Fellow, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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Harrison Prétat
Deputy Director and Fellow, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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Joel Coito
Military Fellow, Defense and Security Department