Quiet Withdrawal

Four frigates scrapped in defence review leave British Royal Navy unable to commit full-time to David Cameron’s foreign policy priority. Cuts force Royal Navy to

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New Prison

A United Nations financed prison for Somali pirates has been opened in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa. The facility, built to counter the flood of new arrivals

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Fighting al Shabaab

Western powers have been backing efforts to crush al Shabaab as they worry Somalia has become a safe haven for Islamist militants seeking to wreak havoc in the region and ...

Regional Cooperation

During the French flag ship FS Marne's visit to Djibouti in April, Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis addressed the issue of collaboration with representatives of the maritime world ...

Fighting Piracy

The role of Italian Marines in protecting merchant vessels from pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean came to the fore after an incident involving the death of two Indian fishermen ...

Death Penalty Sought

According to the Associated Press, U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for three Somali pirates accused murdering four Americans during the February 2011 hijacking of their sailing yacht the ...

Legal Tussle

The shooting of two Indian fishermen by guards of an Italian merchant vessel off the Kerala coast leads to a legal tussle between India and Italy. Hazards on the high seas By ...

Tackling Pirates Onshore

In line with European decisions, the Netherlands will intensify its anti-piracy policy off the Somali coast. The EU hopes to get a grip on the problem by tackling pirate munity ...

Piracy and Terrorism

Two decades have passed since Americans last worried about instability in the Horn of Africa, today Americans and the international community are drawn back toward Somalia and her people as Islamic ...

Pirate Transfer Agreement

European Union Ambassador to Tanzania: “Piracy is the current economic challenge in the region. Tanzania has an important role to play in supporting efforts made by other countries in fighting ...
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