Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building
The maritime environment in East Asia contains both promise and peril. The Indo-Pacific region is host to some of the world’s most important shipping lanes, facilitates huge volumes of regional trade, and boasts abundant natural resources. Competing territorial claims, incidents between neighboring countries, and increasing militarization, however, raise the possibility that an isolated event at sea could become a geopolitical catastrophe. This is all occurring against a backdrop of relative opaqueness. Geography makes it difficult to monitor events as they occur, and there is no public, reliable authority for information on maritime developments.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative seeks to change this. AMTI was conceived of and designed by CSIS. It is an interactive, regularly-updated source for information, analysis, and policy exchange on maritime security issues in Asia. AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building. Because AMTI aims to provide an objective platform for exchange, AMTI and CSIS take no position on territorial or maritime claims.
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The Philippine Coast Guard’s Modernization: An International Joint Effort
Blog Post by Josiah Gottfried — March 5, 2024
Deep Blue Scars: Environmental Threats to the South China Sea
Digital Report by Monica Sato, Harrison Prétat, and Gregory B. Poling — December 18, 2023
Event Summary: Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability Forum
Blog Post by Mariana Aziz, Jenny Barker, Alexa Cole, and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jennifer Kane, Sara Lewis, Tony Long, Farid Maruf, Jovice Mkuchu, Kate O'Rourke, Leo Pradela, Whitley Saumweber, Ian Urbina, Laura Van Voorhees — September 27, 2023
Tokyo and Canberra Orchestrate Efforts to Multilateralize the South China Sea
Blog Post by Reika Herman and Mai Takahata — August 14, 2023
Thirteenth Annual South China Sea Conference
Event — June 28, 2023
Thirteenth Annual South China Sea Conference: Morning Keynote by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
Transcript — June 28, 2023
Thirteenth Annual South China Sea Conference: Lunch Keynote by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asia and the Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink
Transcript — June 28, 2023
The Compacts of Free Association and the Role of the U.S. Coast Guard
Blog Post by Ray Joseph — June 8, 2023
Cracking Down on Illegal Chinese Fishing in North Korean Waters
Blog Post — September 12, 2022
Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Maritime Militia
Report by Gregory B. Poling, Harrison Prétat, Tabitha Grace Mallory , and Center for Advanced Defense Studies — November 18, 2021