Операција "Атланта" - ангажовање поморских снага ЕУ у борби против сомалијских пирата
Operation Atlanta - Engagement of EU naval forces in the fight against Somali pirates

Summary/Abstract: The piracy off the Somali coats is serious security threat for Somalia and the region, a security risk for the EU, and a challenge for the global security. In order to protect its economic interests, implement its Security Strategy and act as a stakeholder of global security, the EU launched military operation to combat piracy off Somali coast, the first naval operation in its history. The subject of this paper includes launching and duration of EU naval operation until july 2010. The objectives of the paper are scientific description and explanation of reasons for deploying EU naval force, and frameworks, tasks, elements and effects of the EU naval operation. Main hypothesis of this paper is that the Operation “Atalanta” was launched in order to combat Somali pirates only at sea, with focus on the Gulf of Aden. The issues, presented in seven chapters of this paper, are: reasons for launching the operation, its frameworks, tasks and elements, agreements with African states, necessary for deploying the EU naval force, contributions of the third states to EU naval forces, cooperation between EU forces and other forces in the region, and the effects of the operation.

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