GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Coordinating Escorts

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    India, China and Japan recently agreed for better coordination among their naval ships deployed for escort of merchant vessels in the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden India, China and Japan join […]

  • Counter-Piracy Activities Matrix

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    Oceans Beyond Piracy have published an interesting and valid counter-piracy activities matrix. The study examines a number of initiatives and maps them over the matrix according to the following criteria: […]

  • Ever More Violent

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    The modern pirates of Somalia are no swashbuckling buccaneers. They are maritime bandits, disrupting one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and costing the global economy billions. Recently, they’ve stepped […]

  • Commitment to Anti-Piracy

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    In these times of fiscal austerity, should the United States be overly concerned about a phenomenon on the other side of the world that does not directly threaten the country’s […]

  • Effect on Homeland Security

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    In order to mitigate the ripple effects on US Homeland security, industry experts want specialist teams from commercial security firms deployed on every ship that sails in the danger zone […]

  • Piracy Spreads South

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    The risk of Somali piracy moving south towards South Africa is an issue of concern for the country’s Navy. Regional cooperation is viewed as the key to combatting Somali piracy. […]

  • Boost in capacity for EUNAVFOR

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    On 15 March 2012 counter-piracy forces from the European Union will gain another valuable asset with the addition of a Falcon 50 maritime surveillance aircraft from the French Navy. Based […]

  • Who Gave the Order to Fire?

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    The continuing case of the incident involving the Italian Marines aboard the Enrica Lexie. Investigating magistrates have asked the Indian Police to ascertain who authorised the Marine’s actions; were they […]

  • Pirate Media

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    As the Maritime Security Review’s Editor-in-Chief has been warning for a long time now, Somali pirates make sophisticated use of social media tools and environments. Members of Somali pirate groups […]

  • Gains Against Piracy

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    Andrew Shapiro, assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, addresses a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event on the current situation of Somali maritime piracy. Some Gains Against […]

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