Month: April 2014
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Is Piracy Eradicated?
What are the root causes of maritime piracy and how should they be addressed? For James Kraska, the Janus-faced answer is simple – the absence of the rule of law […]
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Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea
Why has the Gulf of Guinea replaced the Horn of Africa as the global center for maritime piracy? According to experts convened by the International Peace Institute, the reasons include […]
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Obangame Express 2014
Naval forces from the United States, Europe, South America and Africa have begun the annual multinational maritime exercise Obangame Express off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon Exercise Obangame Express 2014 […]
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Suspected Migrant Smuggler Shot
A man believed to be a migrant smuggler was shot dead by Greek coast guard officials on Tuesday as they tried to intercept him on his speedboat heading towards neighboring […]
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Schettino Accused of Cover Up
Schettino tried to persuade an official working in Costa Crociere’s crisis room to report that the Costa Concordia cruise ship had experience a blackout before the impact Costa Concordia captain […]
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US, Vietnam Conduct SAR Exercise
USS John S. McCain has conducted a search and rescue exercise with a Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) minesweeper off the coast of Vietnam US, Vietnam Navies Conduct First Search and […]
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Longer Sentences for Pirates
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday lengthened by five years the sentences of six Somalis jailed for attempting to hijack a Spanish navy vessel that was taking part in EU anti-piracy […]
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Russian Aircraft Flies Near U.S. Navy Ship in Black Sea
According to a Pentagon spokesman, Russian attack aircraft repeatedly flew near the USS Donald Cook in international waters in the Black Sea on April 12 Russian Aircraft Flies Near U.S. Navy Ship […]
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U.S.-Japan Naval Cooperation
U.S.-Japan Naval Cooperation U.S.-Japan naval cooperation has long been recognized as the critical core of the U.S.-Japan security relationship; the navies’ success in rebuffing the Soviet naval threat in the […]
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Italian navy warns of ‘biblical exodus’ in Mediterranean
Navy has had to step in simply to stop the thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who make the perilous journey from drowning Italian navy warns of ‘biblical exodus’ in […]
