Asia's Leading Platform for 
Critical Underwater Infrastructure Protection 
25 - 26 February 2027 l Singapore

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Adrian Ang U-Jin

Adrian Ang U-Jin

Research Fellow and Coordinator of US Programme Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Dr Adrian Ang holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Calgary. Prior to joining RSIS, he was Assistant Professor at Florida International University (2008-2015) and also worked in the private sector as a research consultant (2016-2018). His research interests include American public opinion; political parties; elections, campaigns, and voting behaviour; and congressional politics.

Subsea Security & Defence: Masterclass

3:10 PM Jurisdictional Overreach: Balancing Domestic Security Laws, UNCLOS Gaps, and Grey-Zone Seabed Espionage

• Closing the UNCLOS Exploitation Gap: Analyzing how adversaries leverage international freedom-of navigation rules to conduct "dual-use" hydrographic surveys as covert reconnaissance for subsea cable interdiction.  

• Harmonizing Regional Security Legislation: Establishing aligned domestic critical infrastructure laws across regional allies to legally restrict and penalize unauthorized seabed mapping in sensitive littoral waters. 
• Mitigating Asymmetric & Civilian-Disguised Escalation: Developing clear, standardized protocols to intercept, inspect, and de-escalate confrontations with non-military research vessels caught hovering over critical cable landings. 

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