Christian Bueger

Christian Bueger is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen and serves as an Honorary Professor at the University of Seychelles. He is also a Research Fellow at UNIDIR and Director of SafeSeas, a maritime security research network.

His research focuses on maritime security, global ocean politics, and critical maritime infrastructure protection, particularly subsea data cables and offshore renewable energy. He advocates for international cooperation and adaptive governance in regions like the Western Indian Ocean and Baltic Sea.

• Key themes in his work: Security governance, regional collaboration, infrastructure resilience, and climate-maritime nexus

Recent publications analyze NATO’s role in subsea protection, EU-GCC maritime dynamics, and lessons from Seychelles’ anti-piracy efforts. His 2025 edited book The Politics of Global Ocean Regions explores ocean spaces as political entities.

Bueger contributes to policy debates on zones of peace, grey zone warfare, and maritime cybersecurity. He regularly briefs international bodies like the UN Security Council and leads training programs such as Singapore’s Regional Maritime Practitioner Programme.