The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies

21/05/2025

📢 Call for Papers!
The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies is accepting submissions for its Winter/Spring 2026 issue.

📅 Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis*
🔗 Submit to: [email protected]
🌐 Guidelines: www.journalofterritorialandmaritimestudies.net/submissions

We welcome original research on maritime security, territorial sovereignty, maritime governance, naval strategy, and related topics.

*For consideration in the Winter/Spring 2026 issue please submit by September 1, 2025

14/05/2025

🌊 Maritime Security and Middle Power Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

“The Failure of Middle Power Concerts: A Return to Power Politics?”
By Professor Stephen Nagy and William Winberg | 13 May 2025

As Chinese maritime assertiveness grows—most recently near Sandy Cay Reef—middle powers like Japan, Australia, and South Korea face increasing pressure to coordinate. Yet cooperation remains elusive.

This analysis by Stephen Nagy and William Winberg explores how power politics, diverging national interests, and collective action problems hinder middle power alignment—despite shared concerns over maritime and geopolitical issues

📖 Read the full piece: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-failure-of-middle-power-concerts-a-return-to-power-politics/

The Failure of Middle Power Concerts: A Return to Power Politics?13 May 2025By William Winberg and Professor Stephen NagyAnalysis ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedinRecent challenges to the free and open international order present an unprecedented need for middle powers to cooperate. Despite this, a priso...

17/04/2025

The blog of Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies welcomes submissions for blog entries. This forum is intended to discuss topics related to recent territorial and maritime news, research, and policy. Authors may submit blog entries of 1000-2000 words (or longer with editorial approval) on these subjects. It is hoped that this blog will help bring a fresh perspective on how to deal with territorial and maritime issues and the complexities these issues present.

Those wishing to submit a blog post can send their post to [email protected] along with the author's contact info, bio, and a recent photo.

24/02/2025

Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies Internship Opportunity

The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies is recruiting interns for the Spring 2025 Semester. JTMS is an English language journal dedicated exclusively to territorial and maritime issues related research. We are seeking motivated and independent students who have a strong interest in geography, political science, international law, or history. This unpaid position is open to any major but preference will be given to majors of the aforementioned fields. Applicants should possess fluent command of English and be able to proofread academic research documents in English. Other duties will include blog/SNS presence maintenance, writing/translation of blog entries, and conference planning and staffing. Much of the work may be done remotely so JTMS requires applicants to be capable of meeting regularly via Zoom to update progress during the semester and work independently while effectively coordinating with the managing editor and fellow interns.

Location: Zoom meetings and remote work from home
Duties: Proofreading, research, report writing, emailing, blog/website updates, event planning & staffing, administrative works
Period: Ongoing from Spring 2025 Semester
Hours: Schedule flexible in accordance with interns' availability but interns will be expected to meet on a regular basis.
Website: http://www.journalofterritorialandmaritimestudies.net
How to Apply:
Applicants should send their English resume and cover letter in MS word format by March 7th to [email protected]

JTMS is an interdisciplinary journal covering a broad range of fields such as international law, politics, and history of territorial and maritime issues.

26/08/2024

JOURNAL OF TERRITORIAL AND MARITIME STUDIES
Internship Opportunity

The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies is recruiting interns for the Fall 2024 Semester. JTMS is an English language journal dedicated exclusively to territorial and maritime issues related research. We are seeking motivated and independent students who have a strong interest in geography, political science, international law, or history. This unpaid position is open to any major but preference will be given to majors of the aforementioned fields. Applicants should possess fluent command of English and be able to proof read academic research documents in English. Other duties will include blog/SNS presence maintenance, writing/translation of blog entries, and conference planning and staffing. Much of the work may be done remotely so JTMS requires applicants to be capable of meeting regularly via Zoom to update progress during the semester and work independently while effectively coordinating with the managing editor and fellow interns.

Location: Zoom meetings and remote work from home
Duties: Proofreading, research, report writing, emailing, blog/website updates, event planning & staffing, administrative work
Period: Ongoing from Fall 2024 Semester
Hours: Schedule flexible in accordance with interns' availability but interns will be expected to meet on a regular basis.
Website: http://www.journalofterritorialandmaritimestudies.net
How to Apply: Applicants should send their English resume and cover letter in MS word format by September 5th to [email protected]

04/09/2023

Latest article:

Fishing Boats and Old Ruin in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo provided by Pexels.com Introduction Maritime piracy is a phenomenon that afflicts many parts of the world, with severe consequences for global security, international trade, and the economic stability of the affected regions. Although many may....

05/08/2023

Latest article:

Photo provided by pixabay.com Gibraltar is a colony of the UK also known as the Crown Colony Gibraltar. It is also a place of contention between the UK and Spain although it goes back to a treaty with France in the 1700s. The territory has created its own constitution on different occasions but in 2...

28/07/2023

Call For Papers Winter/Spring 2024 Issue:

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10/05/2023

Latest article:

Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Photo from the Associated Press, Mark Schiefelbein I. Introduction Last year, China once again forged closer ties to the Solomon Islands, a decision made before by the United States and Taiwan, as an effort to devote attention and influence to the region....

05/04/2023

"Turkey has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq, a top Turkish official announced Wednesday, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety."

A Turkish Foreign Ministry official says Turkey has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq. The spokesman said Wednesday that the airspace was closed Monday to flights taking off from and landing at Suleimaniyah International Airport. He cited an....

30/03/2023

U.S.- Asia Institute event in-person and via zoom:

Conflicts over specific rules lie at the heart of the narrative of China's island disputes with its neighbors in the East and South China Seas. But the main contest concerns the strategic waters associated with those islands. o consolidate control over this vital maritime space, China's leaders&

23/02/2023

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