Africa and the Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
Africa and the Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
Africa and the Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
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EMERgINg POwERS ANd gLOBAL ChALLENgES PROgRAMME<br />
A b b R E v I A t I o N S A N d A C R o N y M S<br />
ADAPT <strong>Africa</strong> Deployment Assistance Partnership Team<br />
AFRICOM United States <strong>Africa</strong> Comm<strong>and</strong><br />
ALINDIEN French forces joint comm<strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Ocean</strong><br />
AU <strong>Africa</strong>n Union<br />
CIA Central Intelligence Agency<br />
EU European Union<br />
IISS International Institute <strong>of</strong> Strategic Studies<br />
IMO International Maritime Organisation<br />
IONS <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Ocean</strong> Naval Symposium<br />
IOR <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Ocean</strong> Rim<br />
IOR–ARC <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Ocean</strong> Rim Association for Regional Co-operation<br />
ISS International Sea Power Symposium<br />
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation<br />
SLOC sea lines <strong>of</strong> communication<br />
SPAS Sea Power for <strong>Africa</strong> Symposium<br />
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle<br />
UK United Kingdom<br />
UN United Nations<br />
UNCLOS United Nations Convention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Law <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sea<br />
US United States<br />
SAIIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NUMBER 78<br />
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