Timothy Edmunds is Professor of International Security and director of the Global Insecurities Centre at the University of Bristol. He is also a director of the SafeSeas network on maritime security and author of Understanding Maritime Security (Oxford University Press, 2024, with Christian Bueger). Between 2015-19, he was founding Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Security for Cambridge University Press and the British International Studies Association (BISA). His work addresses issues of security policy, capacity building and security sector reform, with a focus on the maritime domain. He is author or editor of over 90 publications on these themes, including 12 books. He has advised government departments including the UK Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport, most recently on the 2022 UK National Strategy for Maritime Security. He has also provided written and oral evidence to the UK parliament. His maritime security research has been funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy and EU Horizon 2020 programme.