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Former NATO chief James Stavridis urged the Biden administration to move toward a “more aggressive” response to the attacks from the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on shipping vessels in the Red Sea. “What I think the White House is going to be grappling with today, in addition to what you and I have just discussed, is…

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Pirate attacks on ships fell to their lowest level in nearly three decades last year, driven by a steep decrease off West Africa, a maritime watchdog said Thursday.

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Pirate attacks on ships worldwide jumped 20 percent last year driven by a record spate of kidnappings off West Africa, a maritime watchdog said Wednesday, urging increased sea patrols.

Boost the security in the northern part of the indian ocean where various incidents including pirate attacks are taking mace. what does this mean -- taking place? what does this mean? we have an international security expert. man, oh man, jim, youve got tehran and moscow and beijing getting together, this time on the high seas. how troubling is this? >> well, of two minds on this, eric, and a happy thanksgiving to you. on the one hand, its a new political development. i mean, its different. have...

Help. uks royal navy stopped in the port to help train nigerias knave toy put out fires. there are plenty of fires to put out off the coast of nigeria. >> itss major growing for illel fishing is a huge problem, unreported fishing. they struggle to police that. also smuggling of contraband, piracy and it all goes on. it folds up to a collective umbrella of maritime crime. >> the coast of west africa has one of the highest rates of piracy in the world. in 2014, there were 116 pirate attacks in the...

What is the concern they are seeing today in the country? >> the concern is it has become a lawless ungoverned territory where they were launched strikes like the one that killed 67 people at the mall in kenya. earlier this month the u.s. sent a handful of conventional military advisors in and they are the first u.s. trips to be based in somalia since the u.s. forces pulled out after the black hawk down. pirate attacks at the lowest point in six years thanks to military efforts to curb that. h...

Doing business. they are not only in pirate alley, somalia, gulf of aden but now in the gulf of guinea. >> mik, we just on the screen put up a graphic that demonstrates the fact most americans dont know right now there have been 40 piracy attacks in the first quarter, 29 in nigerias waters. most are familiar because of the movie and story of captain phillips with the idea of somali pirates but its the western coast of africa thats the real danger zone. >> thats right. you know whats remarkable, ...