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This dedicatory section in this issue of the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region includes three papers as part of an effort to honor Commodore Professor Sam Bateman who passed away in October 2020. Before joining the academic community full-time, Sam served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for four decades, commanding several ships. Sam was a scholar and a sailor, something that was illustrated by his taking on the role of the first Director General of the RAN’s Maritime Studies Program which later became the Sea Power Centre Australia. Further, in his final posting with the Navy, Sam became the founding Director of the Centre of Maritime Policy (CMP) at the University of Wollongong, the organization that became the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) in 2005. Further, from 2004 to 2018, he served Senior Fellow and Advisor to the S. Rajaratnam School of Maritime Security Programme (2004–2018).
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