Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Abstract

Security conditions are deteriorating in one of the most important energy regions in the world. As the United States tries to wean itself from its Middle East oil dependency, areas such as the Gulf of Guinea off the West African coast are emerging as potentially the most important regions on the globe for access to this diminishing resource. The United States has recently declared the Gulf of Guinea an area of strategic national interest and thereby one that could require military intervention to protect its resources. However, it is an area rife with conflict. In fact, the challenges of operating there may prove to be dangerous for the U.S. military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA517524

Entities

People

  • Patrick J. Paterson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic Identification Systems
  • Continents
  • Energy Security
  • Foreign Relations
  • Identification Systems
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Radar
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges

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  • Strategic Security Studies
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