ASEAN’s weakness to grey zone tactics (and by extension, weaknesses in MDA) are two-fold. One is an infrastructural weakness, and the other is a strategic lack of regional coordination.
Documents: 📂 Source Document
Regionalising Maritime Domain Awareness in SEA
Regional and extra-regional initiatives and challenges to increase maritime domain awareness
Key Insights
- what are the challenges inhibiting a comprehensive MDA strategy in SEA?
- On a technical and governance level, SEA states are uncoordinated
- states should work towards building up information sharing capacity and trust rather than solely looking to external actors.
Cite this brief
Pau, J. (2026). Regionalising Maritime Domain Awareness in SEA. EPIS Insight · Security Policy & Defence.
