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Maritime Affairs Program

The ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) stimulates intellectual research and exchanges on ocean governance in the global maritime domain.

MAP Publications

ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) Publications focus on analyzing and understanding the evolving and long-standing multinational interactions uniquely found in the maritime realm. MAP publications can range in size from blog posts and commentaries to full-length books and our monthly maritime newsletter, the MAP Handbill.

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MAP Handbill

May 28, 2024

Volume 3

Issue 5

Spotlight Topic:

Baltic Sea

Spotlight Author:

Jessica Martin

April 30, 2024

Volume 3

Issue 4

Spotlight Topic:

Hainan

Spotlight Author:

Yilun Zhang

March 26, 2024

Volume 3

Issue 3

Spotlight Topic:

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Spotlight Author:

Ao Gu

Released the last Tuesday of every month, the MAP Handbill is a specialized newsletter that highlights the major news stories, research products, analyses, and events occurring in and regarding the global maritime domain across the past month.

ICAS Maritime Affairs Handbill (online ISSN 2837-3901, print ISSN 2837-3871)

Maritime Tracker Issue Briefs

Released periodically throughout the year, often alongside new Maritime Issue Tracker releases, ICAS Maritime Tracker Issue Briefs further explore both maritime disputes and collaborations utilizing mapping data as a visual resource.

Issue Briefs, Commentaries & Blog Posts

Baltic Sea

By Jessica Martin
(May 2024)

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a large, shallow, brackish inland sea of the North Atlantic Ocean found in the northeastern part of the European continent...
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Hainan

By Yilun Zhang
(April 2024)

Hainan

Hainan is an island province directly south of China’s mainland. The province administers the island of Hainan, which is the largest island of mainland China, and various smaller islands in the South China Sea...
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Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

By Ao Gu
(March 2024)

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), also known as underwater drones, are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant...
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Maritime Affairs Program Spotlights are a short-form written background and analysis of a specific issue related to maritime affairs, which changes with each issue. The goal of the Spotlight is to help our readers quickly and accurately understand the basic background of a vital topic in maritime affairs and how that topic relates to ongoing developments today.

There is a new Spotlight released with each issue of the ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) Handbill – a regular newsletter released the last Tuesday of every month that highlights the major news stories, research products, analyses, and events occurring in or with regard to the global maritime domain during the past month.

Books, Reports & Journal Articles