Guerra sobre as águas: combatendo a pirataria marítima do século XXI

Abstract

An old problem for the safety of navigation in the XXI century awoke with a vengeance and a scary expansion: piracy returns to the oceans of the world causing victims of all nationalities and now offering the world a b rief prelude to that, although after so long, is still capable of causing damage to world trade. Reports of piracy reported by the media world took place in areas such as Somalia, Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Malacca in the last year represent only focuses most prevalent of a problem that grows every day in many parts of the globe, previously almost unaffected. Regions that currently suffer from complications of various kinds, have become centers of piracy, showing the world his weakness not only in stopping this progress, but also to deal with the issue of crimes of international orientati on. Due to the resurgence and expansion of this new gui se of piracy, measures to combat the problem should be developed as soon as p ossible, keeping in itself is not only a responsibility to prevent further attacks, but also be efficient enough to overcome the boundaries of the affected countries and minimize t he chances of continued resurgence of piracy in the oceans around the world. For only this efficiency, caused by the cooperation of nations that use the sea, should ensure the success of this war that lies ahe ad for a safe trade, navigation and ensuring that the lives of sailors of the various peoples of the world remains protected.