Enhancing Maritime Safety & Security

1. U.S. Naval Forces Africa Enhancing Maritime Safety & Security PMAESA Maritime Safety and Port Security Workshop September 2009 CAPT Red Smith, USN (Ret) Overall Brief is Classified: UNCLASSIFIED

2. UNCLASSIFIED Maritime Environment: Security Issues in Africa Energy • Operational Environment: • Drug / Human Trafficking / Illegal Weapons • Few Regional Security Structures • Weak Governance in Some Countries • Energy Security at Risk Migration Kosovo Georgia Energy Flows Lebanon Algeria Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb Drugs Drug-Terrorism links? Darfur Weapons • Specific Challenges: • Maritime Safety and Security • Rapid Crisis Response (HA/DR) • Piracy • EEZ Enforcement Eritrea Chad Guinea Tanzim Al Qaida Somalia Oil bunkering Kenya Piracy Piracy Illegal fishing Energy Flows UNCLASSIFIED

3. Maritime Professionals UNCLASSIFIED Foundations of Maritime Sector Activities Maritime Infrastructure Maritime Domain Awareness Maritime Response Capability Descriptive System Design

4. UNCLASSIFIED African Partners Euro-Atlantic Partners NGO/IGA Partners Africa Partnership Efforts Priority Objectives Sub-Regions • Enhance: • MSS Foundation • Energy Security • HA/DR • Counter-Piracy • EEZ Enforcement West / Central North South / East Efforts Focused Regionally UNCLASSIFIED

5. UNCLASSIFIED Oil Bunkering Coastal Nations joining together Piracy Illegal Arms Security Linked to Economy Current MSSIS - Africa Potential Picture Few Nations All Nations Safe Navigation • MSSIS: • Builds Common Maritime Picture • Low Barriers to Entry • Promotes Trust / Transparency • Growing Partnerships (53 + Nations) Environment MSSIS Strengthens Security UNCLASSIFIED

6. UNCLASSIFIED Maritime Partnerships Whole Government Approach Synchronized Across the Full Spectrum Locally  Nationally  Regionally UNCLASSIFIED

7. QUESTIONS?