All states have limited security capabilities and they generally prioritise them close to home. where it matters.
French soldiers in a Zodiac (L) approach a Yemeni fishermen’s boat during a patrol mission in the Gulf of Aden.
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Piracy off the Somali coast remains a high-risk undertaking with a low probability of success.
‘Spy ship’: Russian oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky during a military parade off the coast of St.Petersburg in 2020.
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The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits gives Turkey control over the water route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Russian Navy vessel Dmitriy Rogachev 375 sails in the Bosphorus under the 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 February 2022.
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There are important strategic and political maritime dimensions to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A man removes water from a fishing boat in Idenau, Cameroon. Illegal activity by foreign fishing companies has depleted fishing stocks.
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The maritime situation in Mozambique must not be allowed to emulate the maritime threats found off Nigeria, Somalia, and the rebel-held territories in Libya.
What is a ‘blue acceleration’ doing to our oceans?
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The Suez Canal on a normal day.
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Direct implications for maritime security are unlikely. But there will be ripple effects in the shipping industry and in many commercial sectors.
Nigerian Navy Special forces pretend to arrest pirates during a joint military exercise with the French navy.
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Besides the misalignment of its resources, design, equipment and its additional roles, the military has also been hobbled by misappropriation of funds.
Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) - The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra