Maritime Security

Event Nov 09, 2025

Seminar on Navigating the Blue Economy: Ocean Resources Management in Bangladesh on 29 October 2025

Seminar on Navigating the Blue Economy: Ocean Resources Management in Bangladesh on 29 October 2025BackgroundBangladesh’s growing population...

Event Nov 07, 2025

International Conference on Maritime Security of Small Middle and Island Nations: Between Competition Cooperation Co-existence

Dr. Segufta Hossain, Research Director, BIISS was invited by the Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks (COSATT) and Institute of National...

Event Oct 09, 2025

In-house Seminar: From Multilateralism to Minilateralism: Emerging Bloc Politics in the Indo-Pacific

This seminar investigates the shift from large, consensus driven multilateral processes to compact minilateral arrangements that promise spe...

Event Oct 09, 2025

In-house Seminar: Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific under Trump 2.0: Mapping Maritime Security Challenges

This in-house seminar maps the maritime security challenges that intensify when strategic competition accelerates in the Indo-Pacific. The p...

Event Oct 09, 2025

Roundtable Discussion on Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal: Emerging Threats and Strategies of Bangladesh on 20 November 2024

Roundtable Discussion on Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal: Emerging Threats andStrategies of Bangladesh on 20 November 2024... held at...

Event Oct 09, 2025

Roundtable Discussion on "Geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal and The Future of Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations"

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organised a Roundtable titled, “Geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal a...

Publication Nov 20, 2024

Report on Roundtable Discussion on Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal: Emerging Threats and Strategies of Bangladesh

The overview proposes concrete steps. Expand MDA nodes and integrate radar, AIS, satellite, and coastal community reporting into a common op...

Article Jul 15, 2023

BANGLADESH-INDIA MARITIME COOPERATION IN THE BAY OF BENGAL: BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE

The paper analyses the current trends of Bangladesh-India maritime cooperation in three aspects: maritime connectivity, blue economy and ma...

Article Apr 15, 2023

MARITIME SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE BAY OF BENGAL: A BANGLADESH PERSPECTIVE

The Bay of Bengal, once at the heart of global history, was lost into oblivion for more than half a century. At the turn of the 21st centur...

Article Oct 15, 2019

RIDING ON BIG WAVES: RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES AND BANGLADESH COAST GUARD

This article examines the significant resource constraints and organizational challenges facing the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) as it seeks...

Article Jul 15, 2019

MARITIME SECURITY CHALLENGES FOR BANGLADESH: RESPONSE OPTIONS

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the maritime security challenges facing Bangladesh and assesses the country's response opt...

Article Apr 15, 2019

BANGLADESH COAST GUARD – NEEDS OF STREAMLINING OVERLAPPING FUNCTIONS AND BRINGING REFORM IN DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURE

This article provides a critical analysis of the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG), arguing for the urgent need to streamline its overlapping fun...

Article Jul 15, 2018

BALANCING GAME IN THE (INDO)ASIA-PACIFIC: FROM ‘THUCYDIDES TRAP’ TO MULTIPLE DISCOURSES?

Debate over a looming “Thucydides Trap” often flattens the Indo-Pacific’s complexity. This article unpacks multiple overlapping discourses—d...

Article Jan 15, 2018

POWER BALANCING AGAINST THE RISING RIVALS IN ASIA: A DYADIC-STRUCTURAL EXPLANATION

As Asia’s distribution of power shifts, states recalibrate strategies among balancing, bandwagoning and hedging. This article develops a dya...

Article Jul 15, 2016

RISING TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: IMPLICATIONS

This abstract frames the South China Sea disputes as a litmus test for maritime order, highlighting overlapping sovereignty claims, militari...

Article Jan 15, 2016

MARITIME DESTINY OF BANGLADESH: ENTWINING CHALLENGES

This article contends that Bangladesh’s future prosperity and security are deeply linked to the sea. The abstract frames three entwined chal...

Article Jan 15, 2014

EMERGING STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE IN THE BAY OF BENGAL AND MARITIME CAPABILITY BUILDING OF BANGLADESH

This article analyzes the emerging strategic landscape in the Bay of Bengal and its implications for the maritime capability building of Ban...

Article Oct 15, 2012

THE UNITED STATES’ STRATEGY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION: OFFSHORE BALANCING REVISITED

This article examines US strategy in the Indian Ocean through the lens of offshore balancing. It surveys naval posture, access agreements, l...

Article Apr 15, 2009

MARITIME SECURITY OF BANGLADESH: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

This article examines the growing challenges of non-traditional threats to the maritime security of Bangladesh. It argues that the country's...

Article Jul 15, 2004

SMALL NAVIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS

This article examines the unique challenges and strategic options for small navies in the developing world. It argues that these navies oper...