Report by: Bich Tran
This report presents an analysis of discussions conducted during the 2025 Dialogue on ASEAN Maritime Security. The recommendations contained herein, unless specifically noted otherwise, emerged from dialogue proceedings as interpreted by the author. This document does not represent a consensus position among participants. Video recordings of all sessions are available at https://dams2025.wps-ph.org/. The statements and views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the positions of project sponsors or the institutional affiliations of dialogue participants. In pursuit of the dialogue’s goals, eight panel sessions were convened:
Panel 1: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Rules-Based Order: Understanding South China Sea Claims
Panel 2: Getting Past Constraints: Ideas to Advance ASEAN’s Maritime Security Agenda
Panel 3: Examining Regional Fish Stocks Management
Panel 4: Promoting Energy Security, Environmental Protection, and Scientific Research in Maritime Southeast Asia
Panel 5: Countering Disinformation and Other Malign Influence Operations
Panel 6: Confidence-Building Measures, Risk Reduction, and Dispute Resolution
Panel 7: Safeguarding Subsea Cables as an Emerging Security Challenge: A Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Philippines Special Panel
Panel 8: Law Enforcement at Sea: Strengthening Regional Coast Guard Cooperation
