J. Alexander-Brien is the Founder of Maritime Frontiers, a forward-looking consultancy providing strategic, technical, and legal advice on maritime affairs. The consultancy supports governments, international organizations, NGOs, and private clients in navigating the evolving global oceans order amid significant social, environmental, and technological change.
His areas of expertise include ocean governance, maritime boundary disputes, maritime delimitation, continental shelf claims, and international law of the sea. In addition to advising on issues involving the Japanese islands, he has issued reports on closures or threatened closures in the Indo-Pacific region from east Africa to the west coasts of the Americas.
Alexander-Brien has worked extensively with the Government of Bangladesh, advising on maritime boundary disputes and delimitation and contributing to the preparation of Bangladesh’s submission to the United Nations concerning its extended continental shelf.
With more than 20 years of experience in maritime affairs, he has spoken at and participated in expert panels on ocean governance across the world, including in Kenya, Tunisia, Oman, India, Mauritius, and Malta.
He is also a speaker at annual editions of the Bay of Bengal Conversation where he contributes his expertise on maritime governance and the changing international oceans framework.
