The piracy war of attrition

on January 3, 2017

The fight goes on.

Maritime Security: The challenging war of piracy attrition

by Steven Jones

The global position on piracy appears to have shifted dramatically in the last 18 months. From the constant fear of attack, there appears to be something more of a grim war of attrition developing. So what is the current state of play?

The Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) project last month convened a meeting of 35 maritime experts to discuss the current state of maritime piracy off the east and west coasts of Africa.

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Source: securitynewsdesk.com

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