Dr. Anja P. Jakobi, Royal Holloway, University of London. This paper analyses the contact group against the background of other international initiatives against crime. I first elaborate on a typology of international coordination, ranging from international regimes to networks and ‘orchestrators’. … Continue reading
Dr. Douglas Guilfoyle, University College London & Associate Prof. Birgit Feldtmann, University of Southern Denmark. One of the central issues in connection with approaching the problem of piracy in the region of the Horn of Africa has been the question … Continue reading
Prof. Timothy Edmunds, University of Bristol. Security sector reform (SSR) has become an important component of international peacebuilding, stabilisation and democratisation efforts since 2000. However, and until recently, its impact on the maritime sector has been limited. This paper explores the … Continue reading
Ulrik Trolle Smed, University of Copenhagen. Denmark, a small state with an active foreign policy, hastily entered the arena of counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden in 2008 due to its major maritime interests. Not pre-pared to prosecute suspected pirates in … Continue reading
Dr. Cédric Leboeuf, Université de Nantes. France is an active participant in the Contact Group and in its working groups. Since 2009, France attempts to draw attention to the situation in Somalia, notably by arguing that the destabilization of Somalia directly … Continue reading
Prof. Willhelm Vosse, International Christian University Tokyo. Japan has participated in the counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia and the CGPCS from the very beginning in 2009. Although, Japan has since then been among the most active countries in the … Continue reading
Adrienne Mannov, University of Copenhagen and Seahealth Denmark. The shipping industry is often referred to as the Invisible Industry. Although 90% of all goods are transported by sea, many consumers are not aware of the industry’s significance in our lives. Even more … Continue reading
Prof. Stig Jarle Hansen, University of the Life Sciences, Oslo. In 2008 the author observed serious strains between the then president Adde Musa of Puntland and the international community, many suspected the former to have been in lead with the pirates, … Continue reading
The lessons learned project is delighted to today publish a new working paper, Dimensions of Legitimacy: Evaluating the Contact Group, by Professor William Smith an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. This paper explores the Contact Group … Continue reading
In this interview Donna Hopkins, former chairman and one of the original initiators of the CGPCS discusses her experience with the group. She outlines how meetings are prepared and staged, provides advice for junior diplomats of how to prepare and … Continue reading