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The earth’s surface is made up of more than two-thirds of water. The ocean has always been significant to human livelihood. The sea continues to be a vital source of sustenance, energy and means of communication or trade.
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The safety and security of ships, their crews, and cargo in international waters are global maritime security. Piracy and armed robbery, smuggling and trafficking, terrorist attacks, cybersecurity, and environmental threats are some major global maritime security issues.
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First, geographically, Malaysia is surrounded by water. Second, Malaysia is situated at the crossroads of the east and west sea lines of communication, whereby it shares maritime borders with Indonesia, an archipelago nation, and Singapore, the only city-island nation in the world.
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In the past, the major security threat was the global war between the superpowers or the threat of proxy ideological wars. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in the irrelevancy of that threat.
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Flanked by the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean on one side and the Straits of Malacca and Indian Ocean on the other, Malaysia is a bridging linchpin between the two ocean regions and between the continental north and maritime south.
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Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is most widely known for The Art of War. More specifically, it is the art of confronting the enemy indirectly without launching a full scale war.
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Malaysia is a country that is blessed with a strategic location between the east and the west of international trading routes. The country has also long benefitted from an abundance of natural resources. As such, Malaysia has prospered economically and has become an enduring maritime nation.
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Malaysia is blessed with all the attributes of a maritime nation with continental roots. Our strategic location, between the Indian Ocean and the Asia Pacific region, makes us the focus of global maritime trade, whereby 90 per cent is via shipping.