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YCAPS Releases Report on Pacific Maritime Governance

1 July 2025

We are pleased to share our latest report, Partner & Regional Perspectives on Pacific Maritime Governance. This collection of eleven briefs (excluding the introduction) was first published with the East-West Center on February 20, 2025.

The briefs in this series were created following of an international workshop organized by the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) on September 18, 2024. The workshop was part of a research project which assembled experts tasked with exploring the dynamics of maritime governance in the Pacific and the engagement of external powers in the region.

The report can be downloaded here.

Maritime Threats Across the Pacific Islands: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Cooperative Action and Technological Solutions by Transform Aqorau

Legal Challenges in Maritime Governance Cooperation in the Pacific Islands Region by Daniel Mandell

Australia’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Anthony Bergin

US Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Wade Jones

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Henrietta McNeill

Japan’s Contributions to Maritime Governance in the Pacific by Yurika Ishii

The People’s Republic of China’s Contributions to Maritime Governance in the Pacific by Brian Waidelich

The United Kingdom’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Scott Edwards

France’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Céline Pajon

The Republic of Korea’s Contributions to Pacific Maritime Governance by Wooyeal Paik

These were edited by John Bradford and Gabriela Wurst. The introduction to the report was written by Gabriela Wurst.