MARITIME PIRACY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MARITIME SECURITY IN THE SECOND DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY – CASSUS OF SOMALIA

Abstract

In the article a strategic approach to the problem of maritime piracy and its implications in the context of maritime transport security is presented and evaluated. The article shows the problem of piracy in the most important regions of its presence, the intensity of the problem in the 90s of the 20th century and its contemporary aspect. Activities of the international community in the context of maritime piracy and help for fragile States for example, Somalia are presented and evaluated. The article ends with conclusions and probable development of the piracy in the following years, in which the author predicts that the deployed action, so far contributed to the reduction in the number of attacks, but to a small extent contributed to the improvement of the economic situation of the Somali population. The growing number of attacks in 2015 and 2016, suggests that the years to come may bring a further wave of piracy renaissance. If the aid is not increased and used with better precision, maritime piracy will remain a real threat to maritime transport.