Maritime Security Cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea : Prospects and Challenges.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- List of Tables and Figures -- Chapter 1 A Complex Case of Maritime Insecurity -- 1.1 A Strategic Maritime Profile -- 1.2 A Rising-Complex Piracy -- 1.3 Crucible of Insecurity -- 1.4 Paradox of Opportunity and Challenges -- 1.5 Interrogating Prevailing Responses -- 1.6 In Search of Comprehensive Approach -- 1.7 Scope of the Book and Chapter Outline -- Part 1 Profile and Strategic Context -- Chapter 2 Definition and Socio-Economic Profile of the Gulf of Guinea -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining the Gulf of Guinea Region -- 2.3 Summary of the Socio-Economic and Maritime Profile of the Gulf of Guinea -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Sea as the Geostrategic Essence of the Gulf of Guinea: A Historical and Contemporary Overview -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A Geopoltical History from the Ocean -- 3.3 A Geostrategic Future in the Sea -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Part 2 Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- Chapter 4 Conceptualization of Maritime Security and Its Application in the Gulf of Guinea -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Relationship between the Concept of Security and Maritime Security -- 4.3 Concept of Maritime Security -- 4.4 An Analytical Framework for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Overview of Maritime Security Challenges in the Gulf of Guinea -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea -- 5.3 Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea -- 5.4 Illegal Migration by Sea -- 5.5 Illicit Trafficking in Weapons -- 5.6 Declining Fisheries as a Maritime Security Threat -- 5.7 Offshore Energy Security Concerns and Challenges -- 5.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 A Case Study of Piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Legal, Conceptual and Institutional Aspects of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships.

6.3 Overview and Distribution of Gulf of Guinea Piracy and Armed Robbery Incidents -- 6.4 The Paradigm of Gulf of Guinea Piracy -- 6.5 Evolution of the Niger Delta Insurgency into a Regional Maritime Security Threat -- 6.6 Emergent Profile and Future Projection -- 6.7 Implications of Gulf of Guinea Piracy for Regional and International Security -- 6.8 Situating Gulf of Guinea Piracy within Contemporary Piracy Theories and Providing for the Governance Dimension -- 6.9 Conclusion -- Part 3 Assessment of Responses and Cooperative Initiatives -- Chapter 7 Assessment of Implementation of International Legal Framework and Emerging Legal Complexities -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention in the Gulf of Guinea -- 7.3 Implementation of the Framework for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Navigation and Fixed Platforms -- 7.4 Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Drug Trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea -- 7.5 Implementation of the International Framework against Transnational Organised Crimes -- 7.6 Implementation of International Legal and Policy Frameworks for Fisheries Governance in the Gulf of Guinea -- 7.7 Emerging Jurisdictional Complexities in Gulf of Guinea Piracy -- 7.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperative Initiatives -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Cooperative Platforms and Evolving Initiatives -- 8.3 Structural Challenges and Limitations -- 8.4 Geopolitical Challenges -- 8.5 Land-Sea Nexus and Maritime Security -- 8.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 9 International Cooperation and the Dynamics of Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 United States and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 9.3 France and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 9.4 United Kingdom and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security.

9.5 The European Union and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security -- 9.6 China and Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security -- 9.7 Challenges and Limitations of International Contribution to Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 9.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 10 Enhancing Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- 10.1 Threats, Opportunities and Challenges -- 10.2 Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea -- Bibliography -- Index.

In Maritime Security Cooperation in the Guinea: Prospects and Challenges, Kamal-Deen Ali provides ground-breaking analyses of the maritime security situation in the Gulf of Guinea.

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