2013-09-28 By DefenceWeb US private maritime security company AdvanFort has revealed that Benin’s government has given it permission to conduct anti-piracy operations off that country’s coast, protecting both domestic and foreign vessels. In a press release issued on Tuesday, AdvanFort President and COO William H Watson stated that, “It is…
2013-09-26 by Kim Helfrich Editor’s Note: In another way to understand the 1,000 Ship Navy, this article discusses the role of a Nigerian ship globally which comes from the transfer of a former USCG cutter. NNS Thunder, Africa’s only representative in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) international fleet review, has ported…
2013-09-11 In the latest issue of Strategic Insights, our partner Risk Intelligence provides an assessment of the evolving impact of Somalia and Libya on maritime security. A year after the Benghazi attacks, Libya remains a key threat within the region. This issue provides analytical assessments of how to understand the…
2013-09-05 By Kenneth Maxwell What on earth led the US to think that it was appropriate to snoop on the internal e-mails and computer messages and communications of allies like the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, and the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff? The most recent revelations via Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald are…
2013-08-29 The USCG is struggling to get its requirements for new offshore patrol cutters funded. But there is little question that Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are a key part of any maritime security solution set. As our partner DefenceWeb has highlighted in an article published on August 29, 2013, the…
2013-07-24 Piracy will always remain a threat and can never be conquered, according to an expert from the Institute for Security Studies, who believes that piracy can only be managed, not eradicated. Johan Potgieter, Senior Researcher at the ISS in South Africa, said that the maritime domain was under great…
2013-06-28 by Guy Martin The Libyan Navy has taken delivery of two new patrol boats from France’s Raidco Marine, as it continues to expand its maritime capabilities and modernize its forces. The two RPB 20 boats arrived in Libya over the weekend, according to Libyan media. One, named Janzour, is…
Readers of Second Line of Defense are familiar with our frequent coverage of counter-piracy challenges and indeed our partnership with Strategic Insights has highlighted this coverage as well. This is a challenge, which crosses defense and security boundaries and highlights the kind of collaboration, which is required by states and…
