ABSTRACT The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has become an area of critical strategic interest. It is also a region that contains a range of serious and evolving non-traditional security problems, including the problem of maritime terrorism. As a result, many IOR states have called for stronger pan-regional intelligence collaboration to assist in risk mitigation against such violent and destabilizing threats. This article explores the challenges involved in establishing an effective intelligence exchange network in a region characterized by mistrust, diversity and a lack of established security priorities and protocols. Building upon the success of the IOR’s joint counter-piracy operations, it will argue that a less burdensome network-based approach is needed that can concentrate on issue-specific competencies and commonalties among states. In particular, while not without limitations, a more loosely coordinated and informal network governance approach can enhance opportunities to improve information-sharing to address common maritime security challenges, such as maritime terrorism, among IOR and extra-regional states.

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IOR 情报共享的网络海上安全方法

摘要 印度洋地区 (IOR) 已成为具有重要战略意义的地区。它也是一个包含一系列严重和不断演变的非传统安全问题的地区，包括海上恐怖主义问题。因此，许多 IOR 国家呼吁加强泛区域情报合作，以帮助缓解此类暴力和破坏稳定的威胁的风险。本文探讨了在一个以不信任、多样性和缺乏既定安全优先事项和协议为特征的地区建立有效的情报交换网络所涉及的挑战。在 IOR 联合反海盗行动取得成功的基础上，它将认为需要一种负担更轻的基于网络的方法，可以专注于特定问题的能力和国家之间的共同点。