| ID | 097685 |
| Title Proper | Bad order at sea |
| Other Title Information | from the gulf of Aden to the gulf of Guinea |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vrey, Francois |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Piracy at sea not only features prominently in the current news media, but has also
come to depict much of what analysts and decision-makers view as bad order at sea.
Although piracy represents only one threat to good order at sea, it appears to be misused
as a general term for a spectrum of maritime threats and vulnerabilities. It should be
noted, however, that bad order at sea stems from more than piracy, which occurs along
both the African east and west coasts. Closer scrutiny shows that piracy against the
shipping trade accounts for much of the threat-vulnerability interface off the coast of
Somalia. To the west, in the Gulf of Guinea, the situation is more complex and the
threat-vulnerability continuum more extended and politicised, although the salience of
piracy is lower. Nonetheless, developments in the Gulf of Guinea portray more progress
on arrangements and activities to prevent bad order at sea. |
| `In' analytical Note | African Security Review Vol. 18, No. 3; Sep 2009: p.17-30 |
| Journal Source | African Security Review Vol. 18, No. 3; Sep 2009: p.17-30 |
| Key Words | Maritime security ; Piracy ; Gulf of Guinea ; Somalia ; Indian Ocean |