Global Challenges in Maritime Security Sustainability and the Sea

Lisa Otto is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the NRF-SARChI Chair in African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa). She also acts as co-editor in chief of the journal African Security Review . She holds a D.Litt et Phil in Political Studies from the University of Johannesburg and a MA in International Peace and Security from King’s College London (UK). She has specialised in African issues, particularly those related to conflict, security, foreign affairs, and diplomacy. Her research interests revolve around non-traditional threats to security, where she has developed specific expertise in maritime security and ocean politics as well as climate change in this context.

Anja Menzel is a Senior Researcher at the University of Bamberg (Germany). She holds a PhD from the University of Greifswald (Germany), and a MA in Political Science from the University of Bamberg. She has specialised in ocean governance, particularly the combat of maritime piracy. Her current research projects scrutinise the link between maritime security and sustainability, as well as the role of development funding for the Blue Economy.