Past Paranoia

Yet more Wikileaks revelations concerning maritime security have emerged. This time round the focus has been on the United States and past concerns over certain ferry

Shipowners blast anti-piracy effort

Shipowners blast anti-piracy effort January 10, 2011 From Views and News from Norway . Norwegian shipowners don’t think their government is doing nearly enough to

Mediterranean Commerce

Maritime commerce and security in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters Authors: Emiliano Alessandri and Silvia Colombo Published with the kind permission of the of the Istituto Affari Internazionali . The unity of the Mediterranean Sea, and ...

Selling Helicopter Carriers to Russia: Is France Creating a Mistral in the Black Sea?

According to Russia Today, French defence company DCNS has won a Russian Defence Ministry tender with the amphibious assault ship Mistral. [1] If it goes ahead, the deal would be ...

NATO and North Africa: Piracy Prevention and Prediction Conference

Whilst piracy and armed robbery at sea is hardly a distinct problem for the Mediterranean (the IMB’s last recorded attack was off Corsica in 2008), the Mediterranean can be considered ...

Israeli use of force during the boarding of the Gaza Flotilla

Report of the UN’s Human Rights Council. [caption id="attachment_368" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mavi Mamara, part of the Gaza Flotilla"][/caption] “Unnecessary, disproportionate, excessive and inappropriate”, or so says the UN Human Rights Council’s report ...