Tag: Pirates

  • Record Breaking Figures

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    Pirates claimed a record number of hostages at sea last year, with the vast majority of hijack incidents taking place off the coast of Somalia. The London-based International Maritime Bureau […]

  • Laser Brains

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    British engineers are reportedly in the advanced stages of developing a new type of defence system which is set to use lasers to incapacitate pirates, dazzling them as they approach targetted vessels. The […]

  • Somalia Onshore: Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry?

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    Somalia Onshore Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry? by Natznet Tesfay Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) increasingly relies on outside support for its survival, which […]

  • African Union Can Remove Pirates Says Uganda

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    In the AFP article “Send troops not navies to Somalia, says Uganda” James Mugume, permanent secretary at Uganda’s foreign ministry commented that the international counter-piracy missions offshore were “a good […]

  • Developing Alternatives to Piracy, the African Maritime Growth Initiative

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    An interesting Foreign Affairs article: “Swapping Pirates for Commerce” , released on 4 October argues for a more holistic approach to African maritime security, with a drive for port development […]

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