The migration crisis in the Mediterranean sea in many was has similarities to Somali piracy in that it calls for concerted action and improved information sharing across national, civil-military and public-private divides. How important the lessons from piracy are in this regards became … Continue reading
The definition of the High Risk Area (HRA) and how it is linked to the coordination of SHADE, the reporting area of the Best Management Practices 4, and the War Risk Area of the Joint War Committee of the LLoyds … Continue reading
The acting chairman of the CGPCS has released a new newsletter on the CGPCS and also announced that the next CGPCS meeting will be held in New York, 7-9.7.2015. The Newsletter, which is available here, contains stories and update on … Continue reading
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the CGPCS, It is with great relief and satisfaction that I welcome the release of the four remaining crewmen of the FV Prantalay 12 vessel, taken hostage at sea by Somali pirates on 18 April … Continue reading
The question of which lessons can be learned from counter-piracy and how these can inform the future maritime security architecture of Africa, was subject of a joint meeting of the European Union and the African Union held from the 8th to … Continue reading
In a new article published in the journal Global Affairs, LLP team member Dr. Bueger reviews the five root causes of piracy and reflects on whether the current counter-piracy response is tackling these successfully. Coming to the conclusion that the current … Continue reading
The CGPCS Technical Sub Group on Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) was established following the 15th plenary meeting of the CGPCS held in Djibouti in November 2013, which agreed that “a technical sub group of WG1 will consider future information sharing requirements in the maritime domain … Continue reading
On January, 29th, 2015, the lessons from the CGPCS were discussed at NATO’s Operations Policy Committee. The briefing by the LLP stressed the future role that experimental security governance systems can play, the potential of multi-layered approaches and the importance of … Continue reading
The new report on piracy of the UN Secretary General released on 22.10.2014 provides a current evaluation of the piracy situation and calls for sustained efforts (document S/2014/740). According to a news release the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the … Continue reading
In a new analytic paper Dr. Anja P. Jakobi reflects on the CGPCS by contrasting the group with other mechanisms of global crime governance. She argues that the Contact Group represents a recently emerging type of organization. In particular the … Continue reading