Maritime Border Management and Challenges in Western Indian Ocean (WIO)

Abstract

Unsettled maritime boundaries can hinder economic
exploitation of offshore resources and complicate the
management of maritime borders. They thwart states from
getting on paths of prosperity and progress. This article
explores factors that when taken together make most
likelihood of effective border management in WIO. It uses
descriptive-analytical method of qualitative research to
conduct retrospective analysis. The paper highlights key
factors concerning WIO’s border management in terms of
theoretical subjects. In terms of the importance of the
components, the greatest scale corresponds to the political
dimension, and among the factors is the foreign policy of
WIO states. Geopolitical, geostrategic, and topographical
realities all have a significant impact on the efficient
administration of maritime boundaries. To make matters
worse, WIO's geostrategic location has the greatest
intervening influence on states. The research concludes that
as per guidance of UN collective security patrols, forces had
to be raised in CTF model as no country could be a ‘Net
Security Provider’ in IO region singlehandedly.