Strategic realities of maritime power and security at sea

Catalytic overturns and impactful changes in the international system and its supporting structures, along with the great powers' contest for influence, cause multifactorial coalitions with "pack mentality" and "bandwagon" effects on other nations, on an illusory world security. However, maritime power and security at sea are not only the drivers for defense, but also the imperatives for the world's welfare through sea trade (90% of world trade) and its safe transport worldwide viewing a prospect of maritime trade volumes tripling by 2050.

The more than 30 areas of armed conflicts, political and social unrest and humanitarian crisis are indicative of their impact on the international security environment. Additionally, a complex field of traditional and emerging threats, together with the distance and time of their manifestation from the center of command and control...