Tag: counter piracy

  • Bolstering Maritime Security

    Maritime security and bolstering counter-piracy cooperation will be amongst the key items on the agenda at the annual Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation meeting which begins today in India. […]

  • Emerging Markets

    How can private maritime security companies contribute to maritime security beyond counter piracy? At a recent gathering at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London (The Private Military and […]

  • China’s growing role in counter-piracy operations

    While China continues to pursue an agenda that is driving its global rise in relative isolation, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has maintained a counter-piracy presence in the Indian […]

  • More of the Same?

    In the third of the MSR Viewpoint series, The House of Lords and Counter Piracy: More of the same?, maritime security expert Steve Townsley examines and questions the recent UK […]

  • Counter-Piracy Commitment

    EU NAVFOR Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan Potts met with President James Michel during his visit to the Seychelles, confirming the importance of the Seychelles in the fight against piracy […]

  • Counter Piracy Support

      UAE stresses full support to counter piracy off the Coast of Somalia   In this respect, the UAE Conference gained consensus on two key areas for the international effort […]

  • New Deputy Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR

    On 13 July 2012, Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) handed over the role of Deputy Operation Commander (DCOM) of the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation […]

  • Djibouti’s Strategic Position in the Horn of Africa

    Chatham House – 11 July 2012 10.00 – 11.00 BST HE Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh will detail Djibouti’s plans for maintaining economic growth and increasing development, and will discuss his country’s […]

  • Call of Duty

    Singapore is answering the call of duty – for the third time – to support international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. A 229-strong group from the Singapore Armed […]

  • Spy Ring

    A gang of “spies” working within the Turkish naval forces that has stolen more than 165,000 highly confidential documents and obtained dozens of surveillance records. The documents reveal NATO rules […]