Essay aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Frieden und Konflikte, Sicherheit, Note: 1,3, University of Glasgow (Department of History), Veranstaltung: Core Course, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: The paper will gradually address the question of the effectiveness of military and civilian countermeasures taken so far, both by the world community and supranational organizations such as the European Union or military alliances such as NATO to counter piracy off the Somali coast. First of all the various causes and motivations of piracy in the Horn of Africa region will be discussed, followed by a closer look at pirate methods, the intensity of pirate activity, and its impact on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden in more detail.