Tag: EUNAVFOR

  • Captain Phillips strikes back

    Risk versus reward ratio no longer in pirates’ favour. Captain Phillips strikes back: Off Horn of Africa, pirates go bye-bye Somali pirates in 2011 attacked 237 boats in the oceans […]

  • EUNAVFOR and CMF meet

    EU Commander meets South Korean Combined Task Force Commander at sea. EU Force Commander Meets Rear Admiral Cho Young-joo On Board CTF 151 Flagship ROKS Munmu the Great On Friday […]

  • Common Information Sharing Environment

    The Common Information Sharing Environment discussed. Questions and answers on the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) and its contribution to maritime security The Maritime Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) seeks […]

  • Mar Sec – A Cottage Industry?

    Here’s some good news. A lot of very clever people are thinking about maritime security. Maritime Security – A Cottage Industry? Op-Ed by John Guy Here’s some good news. A […]

  • Non-lethal defence for merchant ships

    There’s more to ship defence than a man with a gun, suggests Lars H. Bergqvist. Opinion: In the debate regarding protection of vessels, it is very seldom mentioned that onboard a […]

  • New Commander for EUNAVFOR

    Major General Martin Smith takes over Operation Atalanta in August. EU appoints British General to head its anti-piracy mission off Somalia The EU’s Political and Security Committee Thursday appointed a […]

  • The Japanese Ship Guarding Act

    Six months after the Japanese government green lit PMSCs, problems remain. Deciphering the Japanese Ship Guarding Act Written by Simon O. Williams Research Support Credited to Michitsuna Watanabe Over six […]

  • EU Maritime Security Strategy approved

    The Council today endorsed an EU maritime security strategy. EU Maritime Security Strategy approved The Council today endorsed an EU maritime security strategy as a framework for effectively and comprehensively […]

  • Somali piracy over, says French general

    General said last week that piracy around Somalia no longer poses a threat. Somali piracy over, says French general Stephen Spark General Jean François Hogard, commander of the French forces in […]

  • Lessons learned from Gulf operations

    How should maritime piracy in the Gulf of Aden be dealt with… Lessons Learned From the Gulf of Aden Operations How should maritime piracy in the Gulf of Aden be […]