Security Implications of the Maritime Silk Road

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published in September 2018 a study titled "The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Security Implications and Ways Forward for the European Union" by Richard Ghiasy, Fei Su, and Lora Saalman, all at SIPRI.

This policy report presents an analysis of the security implications of the sea-based component of the Belt and Road Initiative, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It examines the security implications of the maritime spaces that it crosses: the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean region. It gives special consideration to how the Silk Road security implications might affect the interests of the European Union.