Nigerian Navy Special forces pretend to arrest pirates during a joint military exercise with the French navy.
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Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
Sailors from the French Navy ship “La Somme” board a small craft after a pirate attack on a French command and supply ship in 2010.
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The number of piracy attacks has certainly declined. But the risk of being attacked at sea remains.
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Piracy has risen and fallen with the ages, but international cooperation is the common factor behind their defeat.
Suspected pirates surrender to a multinational naval force in 2009.
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Any relapse of piracy is likely to foster an even more dangerous brand of hijackings on Somali waters. It’s therefore an opportune time to address piracy once and for all.