All Entries in the "Maritime" Category
Andrew J. Shapiro
Andrew J. Shapiro Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs US Department of State Mr Shapiro delivered an on-the-record address on the Obama Administration’s policies to combat piracy. His remarks launced the IISS-US Policy Makers Series. Andrew Shapiro is the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Previously, he served as Senior Advisor to Secretary Clinton and [...]
BMP4 Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy
BMP4 Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy (Version 4 – August 2011) Suggested Planning and Operational Practices for Ship Operators, and Masters of Ships Transiting the High Risk Area Terms of Use The advice and information given in this booklet (“Booklet”) is intended purely as guidance to be used at the user’s [...]
Maritime security
Maritime security is concerned with the prevention of intentional damage through sabotage, subversion, or terrorism. Maritime security is one of the three basic roles of the United States Coast Guard has gradually developed in response to a series of catastrophic events, which began in 1917. There are three main maritime security activities conducted by the Coast Guard: Port [...]
SOMALIA ASSESSMENT
Country Information and Policy Unit 1. SCOPE OF DOCUMENT 1.1 This assessment has been produced by the Country Information & Policy Unit, Immigration & Nationality Directorate, Home Office from information obtained from a variety of sources. 1.2 The assessment has been prepared for background purposes for those involved in the asylum determination process. The information [...]
Piracy off the Somali Coast
Workshop commissioned by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN to Somalia Ambassador Ahmedou Ould‐Abdallah Final report Assessment and recommendations 1. The situation in Somalia 2. Piracy around the world 3. Understanding piracy in Somalia 4. The Legal Framework 5. The costs of piracy 6. The costs of doing nothing on land 7. What has already been done 8. Recommendations somalia_piracy_intl_experts_report_consolidated
Force Commander EU Naval Force
Commodore Alberto Manuel Silvestre Correia was born in Abrantes on the 8th August 1959, joined the Portuguese Naval Academy in 1977 and graduated in 1982. As junior officer he served in “João Coutinho” and “Baptista de Andrade” corvette classes, and also “Cacine” patrol boat class, in a wide variety of functions. Appointed as Executive Officer [...]
Rear Admiral Guido RANDO
Rear ADMIRAL Guido RANDO was born in Reggio Calabria on the 1st of June 1960. He attended the Military School “Nunziatella” in Naples from 1975 to 1979 and then the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno, where he graduated in 1983. Upon graduation and specialization in Weaponry and Gunnery, he was appointed in Weapon System Branch [...]
Commander EU Naval Force
Major General Buster Howes OBE Buster Howes was educated at Christ’s Hospital, and York and London Universities. He was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1982. The majority of his regimental experience has been within the United Kingdom’s Amphibious Force, within which he has commanded at every level from troop to brigade. With [...]
EU OPERATION ATALANTA
Operation ATALANTA is an EU Military Mission established on 8 December 2008 in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1814, 1816 and 1838, to contribute to the deterrence and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. Major General Buster Howes Royal Marines is currently appointed as the Operation Commander for the EU’s [...]
Πειρατεία
Η πειρατεία είναι ένα από τα σοβαρότερα εγκλήματα του Διεθνούς Δικαίου. Ορισμός Για τον ακριβή ορισμό της πειρατείας δεν υφίσταται σύμφωνη γνώμη των διεθνολόγων. Κατά τον επίσημο ορισμό του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών, όπως περιλαμβάνεται στο άρθρο 100, 101, της Σύμβασης των Η.Ε. (1982), (“Περί ανοικτών θαλασσών”), πειρατεία ονομάζεται κάθε πράξη βίας ή αιχμαλώτισης ή απόσπασης, η οποία διαπράττεται στην [...]