Maritime security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea : prospects and challenges / by Kamal-Deen Ali.
2015
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Author
Title
Maritime security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea : prospects and challenges / by Kamal-Deen Ali.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2015.
Call Number
KZA1687.7 .K36 2015
ISBN
9789004301030 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004301038 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004301047 (e-book)
9004301038 (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004301047 (e-book)
Description
xiv, 372 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)912045361
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Wollongong, Australia, 2014).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
xi
Acknowledgements
xii
List of Acronyms
xiii
List of Tables and Figures
xv
1.
A Complex Case of Maritime Insecurity
1
1.1.
A Strategic Maritime Profile
1
1.2.
A Rising-Complex Piracy
2
1.3.
Crucible of Insecurity
3
1.4.
Paradox of Opportunity and Challenges
3
1.5.
Interrogating Prevailing Responses
5
1.6.
In Search of Comprehensive Approach
7
1.7.
Scope of the Book and Chapter Outline
8
pt. 1
Profile and Strategic Context
2.
Definition and Socio-Economic Profile of the Gulf of Guinea
13
2.1.
Introduction
13
2.2.
Defining the Gulf of Guinea Region
13
2.3.
Summary of the Socio-Economic and Maritime Profile of the Gulf of Guinea
21
2.4.
Conclusion
24
3.
The Sea as the Geostrategic Essence of the Gulf of Guinea: A Historical and Contemporary Overview
26
3.1.
Introduction
26
3.2.
A Geopoltical History from the Ocean
26
3.3.
A Geostrategic Future in the Sea
32
3.4.
Conclusion
54
pt. 2
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
4.
Conceptualization of Maritime Security and Its Application in the Gulf of Guinea
59
4.1.
Introduction
59
4.2.
Relationship between the Concept of Security and Maritime Security
59
4.3.
Concept of Maritime Security
72
4.4.
An Analytical Framework for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
84
4.5.
Conclusion
87
5.
Overview of Maritime Security Challenges in the Gulf of Guinea
88
5.1.
Introduction
88
5.2.
Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea
88
5.3.
Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea
89
5.4.
Illegal Migration by Sea
95
5.5.
Illicit Trafficking in Weapons
96
5.6.
Declining Fisheries as a Maritime Security Threat
98
5.7.
Offshore Energy Security Concerns and Challenges
106
5.8.
Conclusion
110
6.
A Case Study of Piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea
112
6.1.
Introduction
112
6.2.
Legal, Conceptual and Institutional Aspects of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships
113
6.3.
Overview and Distribution of Gulf of Guinea Piracy and Armed Robbery Incidents
125
6.4.
The Paradigm of Gulf of Guinea Piracy
129
6.5.
Evolution of the Niger Delta Insurgency into a Regional Maritime Security Threat
135
6.6.
Emergent Profile and Future Projection
144
6.7.
Implications of Gulf of Guinea Piracy for Regional and International Security
149
6.8.
Situating Gulf of Guinea Piracy within Contemporary Piracy Theories and Providing for the Governance Dimension
155
6.9.
Conclusion
163
pt. 3
Assessment of Responses and Cooperative Initiatives
7.
Assessment of Implementation of International Legal Framework and Emerging Legal Complexities
167
7.1.
Introduction
167
7.2.
Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention in the Gulf of Guinea
168
7.3.
Implementation of the Framework for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Navigation and Fixed Platforms
186
7.4.
Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea
195
7.5.
Implementation of the International Framework against Transnational Organised Crimes
200
7.6.
Implementation of International Legal and Policy Frameworks for Fisheries Governance in the Gulf of Guinea
210
7.7.
Emerging Jurisdictional Complexities in Gulf of Guinea Piracy
220
7.8.
Conclusion
224
8.
Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperative Initiatives
225
8.1.
Introduction
225
8.2.
Cooperative Platforms and Evolving Initiatives
226
8.3.
Structural Challenges and Limitations
238
8.4.
Geopolitical Challenges
248
8.5.
Land-Sea Nexus and Maritime Security
259
8.6.
Conclusion
265
9.
International Cooperation and the Dynamics of Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
266
9.1.
Introduction
266
9.2.
United States and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
267
9.3.
France and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
275
9.4.
United Kingdom and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security
280
9.5.
The European Union and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security
283
9.6.
China and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security
285
9.7.
Challenges and Limitations of International Contribution to Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
290
9.8.
Conclusion
309
10.
Enhancing Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
310
10.1.
Threats, Opportunities and Challenges
310
10.2.
Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
312
Bibliography
315
Index
363