OEF in the Media

A recent spate of attacks off Somalia, meanwhile, may also indicate a resurgence of piracy in East Africa as a result of less vigilance, the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) project said.

A recent spate of attacks off Somalia, meanwhile, may also indicate a resurgence of piracy in East Africa as a result of less vigilance, the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) project said.

Commander At its peak in 2011, Somali pirates launched 237 attacks, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

In this blog published on Charged Affairs, Research Assistant Sasha Egorova asks what it will take to re-incentivize Ukraine’s failing peace process.

In 2011, global NGO the One Earth Future Foundation estimated that Somali piracy cost between $6.6-6.9 billion in 2011.

The peace agreement between the FARC and the Government of Colombia is not an end point, rather the beginning of a very long process

El acuerdo de paz entre las FARC y el Gobierno de Colombia no es un punto final, más bien el comienzo de un proceso muy largo.

After 4 1/2 years of captivity, 26 hostages of Somali pirates were released in late October in large part thanks to a Broomfield nonprofit, Oceans Beyond Piracy.

A group of hostages was released after 18 months of humanitarian work through several groups, including Broomfield’s One Earth Future.

OEF and PASO Colombia’s work to transform conflict in Colombia is featured in this story on the role that communities and negotiators are playing in the peace process.

CNBC article looks at piracy’s recent history in Somalia, West Africa and Southeast Asia, citing Oceans Beyond Piracy’s economic cost findings from its State of Maritime Piracy 2015 report.

Sustaining peace in Colombia will rely upon communities building peace with their own hands. The Denver Post spoke with PASO Colombia’s country director, Juan Fernando Lucio, to gain more insight on how One Earth Future is working with local communities to regain hope and end the tragedy of war.

The BBC examines how pirates have adopted new methods for carrying out attacks and how counter-piracy operations are utilizing new technologies to stop them. OBP Director Jon Huggins weighs in on the conversation.

The recent coup attempt in Turkey was widely unexpected. However, coup attempts are not uncommon in democracies.

OEF’s Secure Fisheries program is working on plan development with the US Department of State for their Safe Ocean Network.

Banning high-denomination currency could have unintended consequences for many in Africa.