Month: November 2010
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Skulls and Crossroads
Skulls and Crossroads by Simon Jones As the 20ft Skiffs raced towards the Panamanian flagged Bulker, the occupants, dressed in a ragged mix of clothing, combat trousers, t-shirts, some with […]
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Turbulent Times in West African Waters: 5 killed, 19 rescued.
On Wednesday 17 November, gunmen opened fire on a vessel transporting security personnel to an oil platform in Cameroon waters and killed five people, – ‘Gunmen off Cameroon in Deadly […]
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What Does It Mean? The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors
The signing ceremony of the new International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors has brought not just the role of States and companies into sharp focus, but it has […]
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Somalia Onshore: Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry?
Somalia Onshore Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry? by Natznet Tesfay Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) increasingly relies on outside support for its survival, which […]
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African Union Can Remove Pirates Says Uganda
In the AFP article “Send troops not navies to Somalia, says Uganda” James Mugume, permanent secretary at Uganda’s foreign ministry commented that the international counter-piracy missions offshore were “a good […]
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Signing On: The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors
Representatives of Governments, NGOs, and the security industry gathered in Geneva this week to sign a new International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors, and to put in place […]
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Sailing Through the Pirate Zone
This morning November 2nd Reuters reported a potential hijacking of a yacht in the Indian Ocean with three British crew onboard, only ten days after the first anniversary of the […]
