To solve piracy at sea, we must address root problems ashore in Somalia
Personal for SACEUR, Admiral Stravidis:
I saw on the NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) Website Link of the Day that you are attending a the Counter Piracy Working Group today in London, England. I thought I would share a piece of work that I out together a while back that suggests a menu of activities (a 360 degree approach) for reducing piracy at sea. The activities in the diagram below point to initiatives that can be launched in a number of political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information infrastructure (PMESII) categories, ashore and at-sea. I hope they can help guide some of the discussion at your meeting today.
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Chuck Georgo
