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The Objective of the Study

The main objective of this research is to study a collaborative approach
to contemporary maritime security challenges over non-traditional at sea and
expect to explore a wide range of common frameworks. The primary objectives
of the research are;

• Study of non-traditional maritime security challenges.

• Identify the current maritime security challenges as a naval affair.
• Identify a collaborative approach to overcome challenges at sea with a
common framework.

Research Design and Approach.

The qualitative research method was used principally for this research.
Few senior naval officers’ expert ideas were involved in the research sample. The
ethnographic methodology was also used for speciality research methodology
and research paper-related observation methodology.

Methodological Framework (Data Collection Screening/ Secondary Sources
/Primary Sources/Data Analysis Process)

The research recognises the importance of naval experts, researchers’
suggestions, and recommendations as an instrument to understand the common
framework and collaborative approach to contemporary non-traditional
maritime threats at sea. The data sources are at once primary and secondary.
Descriptive analysis was used for research purposes based on primary data.
Other than this method of study, detailed ideas of naval expertise were used
in the selective sample of the study. Research papers, journals, publications,
websites, and online journals were used to collect the secondary data.
Introduction

“The bigger powers, whether traditional or non-traditional, see our
strength as a strategic space for the assertion of their strategic interests. How do
we ensure that we play a part in shaping and determining the regional security
oceans cape, rather than being spectators on the sidelines? ”
Dame Meg Taylor

When considering the national security of the country, is a focus that
few could claim irrelevant certainly at present, the majority would say it is of
uppermost importance for countries and their citizens (Joseph, 2012). The
culmination of the Cold War leads to understanding the nature of national
security has become more and more multi-layered. The Post-Cold War period