I am Senia Febrica. Currently, I am the Knowledge Exchange Associate of the One Ocean Hub (Law School), University of Strathclyde, Scotland. I am also an honorary senior researcher at the American Studies Center, Universitas Indonesia, and the Indonesian Institute of Advanced International Studies, Jakarta. Prior to this, I graduated in 2014 with a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow and was a Gerda Henkel Stiftung Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2015 to 2017.

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My research sits at the intersection between International

Relations, Security Studies, and the study of international organizations. Specifically, it focuses on maritime security cooperation and the particular challenges it poses in the Southeast Asia region (paying special attention to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines). Maritime security is important because of the growing violence and fatalities associated with piracy, armed robbery against ships, maritime terrorism, trafficking by sea, illegal fishing, and boundary disputes in Southeast Asia and beyond.

I have conducted research on cooperation to address marine pollution, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, piracy, and maritime terrorism in Southeast Asia. I have also examined the role of non-state actors (e.g. militarized non-governmental organizations and traditional authorities) in border security, conflict over natural resources, and customary marine tenure in Indonesia.

I am available to give talks, interviews, and paid consultancy on topics related to piracy, armed robbery against ships and maritime terrorism in Southeast Asia; Sulu-Sulawesi tri-border security; Indonesia’s port and maritime security; and customary marine tenure in Indonesia.