Tag: Henry Bellingham

  • UK Ships May Fire on Pirates

    Under new guidance issued to UK-flagged ships, armed guards on vessels in the Indian Ocean have permission to fire first to fend off Somali pirates. The new advice is clearer than […]

  • Turning Tide

    The unrelenting rise in piracy attacks could be stemmed, if the speech of a British minister is any indication. Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham, speaking to the British Chamber of […]

  • Ministerial Meeting

    UK Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham met the President of the Puntland State of Somalia on 17 October. This is the President’s first visit to the UK in an official […]