Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Horn of Africa

The corner of Africa is one of the most important maritime transportation bases in the world today. Raw materials such as petroleum from countries of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East need to travel through this region to Europe and the west. About three-quarters of the earth is covered with water, and about 80% of the world's economic goods are shipped by maritime carriers. The amount of maritime trade in this area is very large. The ship must cross the Gulf of Aden and eventually reach the Mediterranean, or drive to the south from the Arabian Sea and travel through the Indian Ocean to South Africa.

Due to multiculturalism, the high population of Muslim population, economic downturn, the horns of Africa are hotbeds of extremist activities, terrorist groups and piracy. All these elements threaten the peace and stability of the region and affect many countries abroad. The United States plays an important role in helping countries in the corners of Africa to ensure stability and safety. Joint Working Group - African Corner (CJTF - HOA) was established to carry out this task in this area. - The concept of leadership and success has changed dramatically in recent years. My grandmother once said that people with power to me have power and that others should keep their rules. Fortunately, this idea no longer applies to modern society. Today, I think that the new generation is not an authority - oriented administrator, but an emotional leader.

Contemporary piracy continues to evolve since the pirate attacks in the corners of Africa dramatically increased in the first decade of the 21st century. Its geographical focus has changed and becomes more complicated so that technical experts in the fields of finance and counterfeiting are invaded into a complex supply chain. In the early special attacks, vessels, crew members and cargoes were required ransom, but new pirates can target products such as palm oil and illegally caught fish, and these industries can be sustainable It hampered the efforts to drive development.

Internationally, the corners of Africa are not even the most dangerous pirate areas. This award will be awarded to Southeast Asian islands in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. A narrow passage between the islands occurs much more frequently than anywhere every year. However, Somali piracy continues to be the central stage of recognition of Western citizens, bringing special panic to pirates and terrorists, gangsters working outside the civilized world. But like all crimes, copyright infringement should be understood in terms of socioeconomic reasons. The global navy may easily follow Pompei's action against Somali pirates, but this does not solve the underlying cause of the crime. If illegal copies are to be dealt with properly, globalization must first work for Somalia.