For the Deep Blue Project to work the government must address the factors that enable piracy and insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea.
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Nigeria must address illegal fishing, which depletes the country’s fish stocks, undermines livelihoods and pushes people into poverty.
Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
The Horn of Africa is the epicentre of foreign military activity. Foreign troops have been deployed to support peace initiatives, subdue terror groups and support foreign security initiatives.
In 2019, there were fewer attacks and attempted attacks on ships than there had been in 25 years. The coronavirus may bring economic and political changes that make piracy worse in the coming years.
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PhD (Maritime Security), University of Greenwich
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Lecturer, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Political Science & Global Security Fellow at the Howard Baker Center, University of Tennessee
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Political Science, University of Nigeria
