Maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guniea

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Portuguese Navy Captain (Portugal), graduated in Naval Military Sciences, by Escola Naval, postgraduate in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in conflict situations, by Instituto Europeu/IDN, and in Advanced Geopolitics Studies, for Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa/IDN. He is currently an Advisor and researcher in the Instituto da Defesa Nacional (IDN). He has a vast set of articles published on Maritime Piracy in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and the United Kingdom, is the author of the book ‘The World of Maritime Piracy: the last two decades’ and co-author of two sub-chapters in the book 'Safety at Sea: A holistic view'.