| Titre : |
Africa Approaches To Maritime Security |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Joo Paulo Coelho, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2013 |
| Importance : |
19p. |
| Présentation : |
ill.en couv. ill en coul |
| Langues : |
Français (fre) |
| Mots-clés : |
security sector maritime insecurity |
| Index. décimale : |
343.05 Impôts selon leur base |
| Résumé : |
João Paulo Coelho highlights the maritime dimension of regional security. He points out that maritime security involves many aspects of conflict germane to Africa as its governance is too weak to absorb the challenges of globalised maritime trade such as piracy, pollution, the illegal trafficking of humans, drugs and weapons, and resource management. He argues that, if these issues are not properly addressed in a comprehensive maritime security framework, some could develop into hard security threats, while others could jeopardise the economies, environments, and public health of
FRIEDRICH EBERTO
STIFTUNG
ome
End
The FES Africa Peace and Security Series aims to contribute to this dialogue by making relevant analysis widely accessible. The series is being published by the FES Africa Peace and Security Network, namely:
• FES Addis Ababa (FES Regional Security Policy Project
Eastern Africa, African Union Cooperation)
•FES Maputo (FES Regional Security Policy Project
Southern Africa,
• FES Abuja (FES Regional Security Policy Project West
Africa).
countries and societies in the region. Piracy should therefore not merely be regarded as a maritime event to be contained at sea, but as a symptom of broader problems such as extreme poverty and political instability. In line with this approach, the author argues that maritime insecurity is always created ashore, and is too serious to be dealt with by the security sector alone.
This study is part of a series of three regional studies on African Approaches to Maritime Security published by the FES peace and security network. |
Africa Approaches To Maritime Security [texte imprimé] / Joo Paulo Coelho, Auteur . - 2013 . - 19p. : ill.en couv. ill en coul. Langues : Français ( fre)
| Mots-clés : |
security sector maritime insecurity |
| Index. décimale : |
343.05 Impôts selon leur base |
| Résumé : |
João Paulo Coelho highlights the maritime dimension of regional security. He points out that maritime security involves many aspects of conflict germane to Africa as its governance is too weak to absorb the challenges of globalised maritime trade such as piracy, pollution, the illegal trafficking of humans, drugs and weapons, and resource management. He argues that, if these issues are not properly addressed in a comprehensive maritime security framework, some could develop into hard security threats, while others could jeopardise the economies, environments, and public health of
FRIEDRICH EBERTO
STIFTUNG
ome
End
The FES Africa Peace and Security Series aims to contribute to this dialogue by making relevant analysis widely accessible. The series is being published by the FES Africa Peace and Security Network, namely:
• FES Addis Ababa (FES Regional Security Policy Project
Eastern Africa, African Union Cooperation)
•FES Maputo (FES Regional Security Policy Project
Southern Africa,
• FES Abuja (FES Regional Security Policy Project West
Africa).
countries and societies in the region. Piracy should therefore not merely be regarded as a maritime event to be contained at sea, but as a symptom of broader problems such as extreme poverty and political instability. In line with this approach, the author argues that maritime insecurity is always created ashore, and is too serious to be dealt with by the security sector alone.
This study is part of a series of three regional studies on African Approaches to Maritime Security published by the FES peace and security network. |
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