Solving the "Wicked Problems" of Maritime Security: Are Regional Forums up to the Task?(Report‪)‬

"Wicked Problems" Wicked problems are an important concept in public policy. (1) They are pressing and highly complex issues for policy formulation that involve many causal factors and high levels of disagreement about the nature of a problem and the best way to handle it. The term "wicked" is not used to denote something evil, but asa mathematician might use to describe a problem that is highly resistant to resolution. Wicked problems involve fundamental differences between stakeholders, who typically have deeply held convictions about the correctness of their own position. Effective solutions invariably require stakeholders to change their mindsets and behaviour. Climate change is probably the most notorious wicked problem both for international organizations and national governments.