Peer-reviewed article · 2026

Oceanopolitics and Organised Transnational Crime in the South-Eastern Pacific: Challenges for Maritime Governance and Regional Security

Original Spanish titleOceanopolítica y crimen transnacional organizado en el Pacífico Sur Oriental: Desafíos para la gobernanza marítima y la seguridad regional

Gortaire-Morejón, B. & Gómez, H. Oceanopolítica y crimen transnacional organizado en el Pacífico Sur Oriental: Desafíos para la gobernanza marítima y la seguridad regional. Revista Relações Internacionais do Mundo Atual, 2(52), 229–250, 2026.

Summary

Together with Humberto Gómez, I propose 'parallel ocean politics' to explain how maritime criminal networks project power and exploit governance and jurisdictional gaps in the Eastern South Pacific. Using Ecuador as an illustrative case, we call for sustained state maritime policy, intelligence, interoperability, port controls, and regional cooperation.

Research topics

• oceanopolitics
• transnational organised crime
• South-Eastern Pacific
• maritime governance