Maritim sikkerhed

Climate change, illegal fishing, and environmental damage all contribute to the lack of security that coastal populations in the Gulf of Guinea suffer from. To Denmark, as well as several other European countries, the Gulf of Guinea remains an important region for commercial shipping. To enhance responses to piracy and crime at sea it is necessary to take a holistic approach which also considers the lack of opportunities for making a legal and sustainable living in the region.

De uløste stridigheder i det Sydkinesiske Hav er på vej ind i en mere konfliktfyldt fase især ansporet af Kinas kontroversielle krav og fremfærd. Der står meget på spil – fundamentale havretsprincipper, USAs voksende involvering, kritiske maritime hovedfærdselsårer – og derfor bør den danske regering vende kikkerten mod det Sydkinesiske Hav.

Terror financing and disruption efforts in Somalia