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Protecting critical infrastructure at sea
in accordance with international law

Opening of the 2025 conference series of the Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War


Ludwig VAN DER VEKEN

Opening of the conference

Alfons VANHEUSDEN

Updating security policies regarding critical infrastructure at sea

Thomas LAMBERT

Combating sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines beneath the high
seas/Exclusive Economic Zones

Thea COVENTRY

Combating sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines at sea, in a context of grey zone conflict

Frederik ROGIERS

A practitioner’s view on the threats, challenges, and opportunities

Captain Kristof VAN BELLEGHEM

A practitioner’s view on the threats, challenges, and opportunities

Commander Ilja VAN HESPEN

5 Panel debate featuring the three presenters
Chair: Prof. Dr. Louis LE HARDY DE BEAULIEU,