Piracy off the Horn of Africa: What is the Most Effective Method of Repression

Abstract

The U.S. National Security Council Partnership and Action Plan for Countering Piracy off the Horn of Africa states that its objective is to, "repress piracy off the Horn of Africa in the interest of the global economy, freedom of navigation, Somalia, and the regional states." This paper describes the extent of the problem and how it emerged, as well as the military structure, civilian initiatives, policies and guidance directed at this problem. The paper then analyzes the effectiveness of the current initiatives and draws conclusions for how the effort should be resourced, supported, organized, and directed. Finally, it provides recommendations for how to enact the proposed plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503032

Entities

People

  • Michelle Nakamura

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies