With the region's importance set to be amplified by the green transition, North Sea states and stakeholders must develop new ideas and strategies to ensure its future security.

The North Sea is back on the security agenda. Barely a month passes without news of Russian activity around its critical infrastructure. The Nord Stream Baltic pipeline sabotage in September 2022 and the challenges in identifying the culprits have highlighted the insecurity of dispersed maritime assets and their connectivity in the region.