The concept, mechanism and vision of global maritime security governance

Maritime governance is a systematic process by which humans address the complex issues in the ocean through rule-making, interest coordination, and technology application, aiming to achieve ecological protection, resource utilization, and balance of rights and interests. It requires adhering to the objective laws of the ecosystem while also taking into account the actual demands of countries at different development stages, ultimately achieving harmonious coexistence between humans and the ocean. Multilateral actors at the global level formulate policies, coordinate forces, set norms, and carry out actions to address common maritime security threats and challenges, and the actors, concepts, practices, and actions in this process collectively constitute the entire process of global maritime security governance. With the rapid development and widespread application of digital intelligence technologies, “Digital Twin Ocean” have gradually become prominent. Deep-sea development and governance, as well as the maintenance of biodiversity, have all become important topics in global maritime security governance. The evolution mechanism and logical framework of global maritime security governance are also gradually becoming clear. Based on a comprehensive thinking of history and reality, global maritime security governance has distinct characteristics of its era, multiple subjects, interconnected fields, and practical concepts. In the “Anthropocene,” under the coupled influence of new trends in multiple fields such as politics, economy, culture, technology, and ecology, global maritime security governance has developed in a more intelligent, systematic, and complex manner. This study concludes that the evolution mechanism and current situation of global maritime security governance provide a historical opportunity for all countries to re-examine the marine reality in the Anthropocene era to focus on the tasks and requirements in the governance process and strive to achieve truly global, diversified, balanced, and sustainable global maritime security governance.