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Giakoumaki, Evgenia (2018)

European Union's Maritime Security Strategy and the Horn of Africa: A Comprehensive for a Liberal Maritime Order

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Since the 9/11 attacks, maritime security and ocean governance received intense attention from the international community, maritime organizations, and the maritime industry. Regions of strategic importance showed vulnerability in illegal activities from non-state actors. For instance, in the Horn of Africa (HoA), a core transit passage for the maritime industry, piracy skyrocketed. These risks were accompanied by side-effects, such as disruption of international trade or environmental pollution, having an impact both locally and globally. This thesis explores EU’s initiatives for maritime security and ocean governance. This thesis will prove whether EU’s foreign policy influenced the recent EU Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) and the role of EUMSS in EU’s naval missions to tackle piracy in HoA, EUNAVFOR Operation Atlanta and EUCAP Nestor.

Maritime Security

Piracy

Terrorism

Liberal Internationalism

Ocean Governance

Author

Giakoumaki, Evgenia

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

International Studies BA

Supervisors

Vicere, Amadio
Giulia, Maria

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en