It may seem extreme, but there’s a reason the law allows it.
This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on Jan. 22, 2024. American and British forces bombed targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, the second time the two allies have done so.
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Since the outset of Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the West has aimed to prevent the conflict from escalating regionally. But strikes on the Houthis in Yemen by the U.S. and the U.K. may ensure it will.
A billboard bearing the image of targeting ships on a street in Sana'a, Yemen.
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One of the biggest consequences of insecurity in the Red Sea is a significant increase in the cost of global trade.
Image released by Houthi rebels apparently showing the hijacking of an Israeli-owned cargo ship near Yemen in the southern Red Sea, November 19, 2023.
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South Africa is a large peninsula on the strategic Cape sea route. Some 90% of its trade flows through its harbours. The navy defends the country’s sovereignty and national interests.
From left: Tim Flannery, Tim Winton and Helen Garner.
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Authors are furious about finding their works on pirated dataset Books3. Copyright is the usual avenue for redress, but while AI moves at speed, the law is slow – and not designed to combat AI issues.
Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008.
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Given the hypocritical and exploitative treatment of artists by entertainment industries, do we really have moral obligations to pay for streaming services?
Counterfeiting has become a billion-dollar problem for countries all around the world.
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The global trade of counterfeit and pirated products costs countries like Canada billions a year. Governments and industries must come together to protect Canadians.
Workers flood a Vietnamese-flagged boat caught operating illegally off West Kalimantan, Indonesia on May 4, 2019 in order to sink it.
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Understanding when, where and why fishing vessels sometimes turn off their transponders is a key step toward curbing illegal fishing and other crimes on the high seas.
Ghana’s maritime space is key to its economy.
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The life of the famous pirate Stede Bonnet has been turned into a ridiculous comedy in Our Flag Means Death – but who was the real gentleman pirate from history?
Mozambican soldiers on patrol in Palma,
Cabo Delgado, following the terrorist attack in March.
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The maritime situation in Mozambique must not be allowed to emulate the maritime threats found off Nigeria, Somalia, and the rebel-held territories in Libya.
Nigerian naval members sit in a vessel during a multinational maritime exercise.
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