At the 16th Maritime Security Colloquium Rostock, Dr. Sybille Reinke de Buitrago presented her work: „Security Political Challenges in the Maritime Space and What Follows for NATO and EU (Sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen im maritimen Raum und Folgerungen für die NATO / EU)“. She illustrated the current challenges in short case studies, focusing in particular on piracy, illegal migration and human smuggling, the protection of critical infrastructure, geopolitical competition regarding Russia and China, and existing territorial disputed. She furthermore discussed consequences and needs regarding NATO and the EU, as well as possible ways of dealing with these challenges.