Tag: Somalia

  • Pirates vs. Paper

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    Former assistant to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Mark V. Vlasic, on why international maritime law is key to defending the shipping sector against acts of piracy Fighting Pirates […]

  • One Year On

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    SaveOurSeafarers was established in March 2011 and is calling for unified action to raise awareness of the human and economic cost of piracy.   SOS SaveOurSeafarers celebrates 1st anniversary Today […]

  • Somalia Conference – Live

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    Latest from the conference on Somalia’s future in London, where the threats of terrorism and piracy are among the issues being discussed by world leaders. See link at foot of […]

  • Hope for Somalia

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    As a follow-up to the interesting discussion on the Maritime Security Review LinkedIn Group, ‘UK Conference on Somalia’, the present, taken from today’s Guardian, as an example of views and […]

  • Instability in Somalia

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    The European Union will remain fully engaged in Somalia: this is the message conveyed in the first week of February by the EU during a visit in Mogadishu by senior […]

  • British Government Consultation on Somalia

    Wednesday 8 February 2012 15:00 to 17:00 GMT Location Chatham House, London Type: Fee-paying or special invitation events As part of the British government’s engagement with the Somali diaspora, and […]

  • William Hague visits Somalia

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    BBC News, 2 February 2012 William Hague has called for renewed pressure against Islamist militants during the first visit to Somalia by a British foreign secretary for 20 years. His […]

  • Piracy and Kidnapping in Somalia

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    Over the past several years, the pirates of Somalia have enjoyed what might be called a following wind. They operate in a country where government authority is weak and in […]

  • Piracy Boosts Puntland Economy

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    New research suggests piracy has led to widespread economic development in some parts of Somalia. The study, published by British think-tank Chatham House, looked at detailed satellite imagery. Regional centres […]

  • Treasure Mapped

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    Chatham House will host the launch of a new Africa Programme Paper by Dr Anja Shortland, Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, which uses recent forms of nightlight emissions and high […]

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