Has Somali piracy crisis returned? 'Yes and no', says maritime veteran
The seemingly relentless widening of the Middle East conflict beyond the Red Sea appears to ...
An interesting take on the perennial problem of piracy; analysing it through the prism of geopolitics. While attacks off the coast of Somalia have largely disappeared from the incident logs of recent years, China is building up a naval base in Djibouti, at the entry point of the Red Sea, from where it can ostensibly conduct anti-piracy measures, as well as extend a quasi-imperialist influence. It also explains why the Chinese were so reluctant to join the multinational anti-piracy efforts of a few years ago. “Established anti-piracy forces are not particularly attractive to China, as they are operated largely by those seen as rivals to China, and there is a fear that US led initiatives in particular would look to limit Chinese influence in wider matters.”
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