ABSTRACT
This chapter continues with the environmental dimension of NTS crises in Southeast Asia. However, in contrast to the developmental lens of Chapter 3, this chapter draws upon a stronger security perspective, using the case of marine life protection in the South China Sea to demonstrate the links between NTS and traditional security aspects in politicised environments. The South China Sea Project provides the main example to show that even technical and apolitical engagement for the protection of marine life and environment cannot be completely dissociated from the political contexts that actors operate in. The remainder of Chapter 4 then outlines the opportunity for the EU’s security profile in the region in connection to the fisheries sector and maritime security.
