Tag: Libya
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EU migrant mission failure
Frankly, we are not surprised… EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya The EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its […]
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France to boost Libya marsec
France has expressed its willingness to help Libya’s new unity government with maritime security as the fledgling administration seeks to assert its authority over the chaos-wracked country, reports AFP. France […]
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Hundreds die in Med
Another tragedy at sea. Hundreds dead after capsize, say survivors Hundreds of migrants drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, survivors have told the BBC – although there is […]
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Deadly Week off Libya
Refugees continue to perish at sea. Deadly Week off Libya: 160 Feared Drowned by Mark Micallef More than 160 migrants are feared to have perished off Libya this week in […]
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Evolving threats in the Med
ISIS presence in Libya focuses military minds. Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean By: Henrik Paulsson At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. […]
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UK steps up migrant fight
Migrants will be “turned back”. Migrant crisis: UK to send ships to tackle people smugglers The UK will provide “vital military assets” to help a Nato mission tackling people smugglers […]
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An EU Auxiliary Navy?
Hardly what the UK wants to hear ahead of their referendum. A Call for an EU Auxiliary Navy – Under German Leadership By Dr. Sebastian Bruns A popular quote reads […]
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ISIS maritime concerns mount
No actual evidence of threat, but fears remain. Former NATO Commander Stavridis Warns ISIS Could Strike Marine Corps, Navy Fleet By: Gidget Fuentes SAN DIEGO — Fifteen years after the […]
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NATO and the people smugglers
Does NATO have a hidden motive? Who are NATO’s ships in the Aegean really keeping an eye on? Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has announced the […]
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NATO migrant patrols?
US Defence Secretary says NATO is ready. Nato offers Aegean people-smuggling patrols Nato is ready to patrol the Aegean Sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, US […]