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US to send destroyer, fighter jets to UAE amid Houthi attacks

The Yemen-based rebel group has claimed three missile and drone attacks on the UAE since January 17.
February 07, 2022

METIS INSIGHTS What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus?

From Fishermen to Pirates – What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus? Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is an overarching term which refers to a combination of illicit..
February 04, 2022
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IRAN’S PATTERN OF PENETRATION IN LATIN AMERICA

When two Iranian warships steamed around the southern tip of Africa in early June 2021, in a possible voyage to Venezuela, alarm bells rang throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. What once..
February 04, 2022

Africa at the Mercy of Private Security Companies

With slim pickings in the Middle East after a Western withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, Africa is the new feeding ground for private military and security companies (PMSC). And despite the..
February 03, 2022
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ISIS Expansion in Mozambique Increases Terrorist Group’s Threat

Large-scale terrorist attacks similar to those perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, have since declined, leading perhaps to a sense of complacency among Western countries that..
February 02, 2022

Unique opportunities for foreign investors in the Niger Delta

Since the discovery of crude oil in Oloibiri, Nigeria’s present Bayelsa State in 1956 and its subsequent elevation as the main stable of the nation’s economy, there have been myriads of agitations in..
February 01, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment 31st Jan 2022

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Assessment for the week commencing Monday 31st January 2022.
January 31, 2022

EU eyes Indian Ocean naval adventure

Europe is preparing to boost its naval presence in the north west Indian Ocean "to uphold freedom of navigation" in the world's trade jugular.
January 31, 2022

Increased Threat of Piracy

MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area.
January 28, 2022

‘Dramatic uptick’ in Iran’s drone use

Over the past few years, Iran has “significantly” increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the US Navy’s 5th Fleet Commander said today.
January 28, 2022