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O poder militar no mar no combate à pirataria somali
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A pirataria no Corno de África no início do século XXI assumiu particular destaque ao
ter colocado em causa o comércio marítimo internacional através de duas rotas globais:
do Suez e do Cabo. A liberdade de navegação ficou fortemente condicionada e a vida de
tripulantes foi posta em risco, o que contribuiu para a (in)segurança marítima da região. Os
sequestros de navios com ajuda humanitária para as populações somalis tiveram impacto
direto no seu modo de vida, privando-as de bens de primeira necessidade, pelo que afetaram
a sua segurança (humana). Para combater aquela ameaça, a região assistiu à maior operação
naval multilateral no pós-Guerra Fria, com forças navais de três proeminentes organizações
internacionais, como a NATO, a União Europeia e o Combined Maritime Forces, a par de
diversos Estados que empenharam meios de forma autónoma, em missões nacionais
independentes, destacando-se a China, a Rússia, a Índia e o Japão. Pretende-se com este
artigo analisar a influência do poder militar no mar na segurança marítima na região do
Corno de África no corrente século. Os resultados mostram que a intervenção do poder
militar no mar ocorrida a partir do final de 2008 foi decisiva no controlo do fenómeno da
pirataria marítima.
Piracy in the Horn of Africa took on prominence in the early 21st century, when it endangered two international maritime trade routes: the Suez and the Cape. Freedom of navigation was severely affected and the lives of crew members were put at risk, contributing to maritime (in) security in the region. The hijacking of ships carrying humanitarian aid had a direct impact on the lives of Somali populations, depriving them of basic goods and therefore affecting their (human) security. The region then witnessed the largest multilateral naval operation in the post-Cold War era, in which naval forces from three important international organizations (NATO, the European Union and the Combined Maritime Forces) joined efforts to counter this threat, alongside several States that engaged resources autonomously under independent national mandates, in particular China, Russia, India and Japan. This article analyses the influence of seapower on maritime security in the Horn of Africa region in the current century. The findings show that since late 2008, the use of seapower was decisive in controlling the phenomenon of maritime piracy.
Piracy in the Horn of Africa took on prominence in the early 21st century, when it endangered two international maritime trade routes: the Suez and the Cape. Freedom of navigation was severely affected and the lives of crew members were put at risk, contributing to maritime (in) security in the region. The hijacking of ships carrying humanitarian aid had a direct impact on the lives of Somali populations, depriving them of basic goods and therefore affecting their (human) security. The region then witnessed the largest multilateral naval operation in the post-Cold War era, in which naval forces from three important international organizations (NATO, the European Union and the Combined Maritime Forces) joined efforts to counter this threat, alongside several States that engaged resources autonomously under independent national mandates, in particular China, Russia, India and Japan. This article analyses the influence of seapower on maritime security in the Horn of Africa region in the current century. The findings show that since late 2008, the use of seapower was decisive in controlling the phenomenon of maritime piracy.
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Corno de África Poder militar no mar Segurança marítima Pirataria marítima Horn of Africa Seapower Maritime security Maritime piracy