Topic: International Cooperation in Combatting Piracy
Country: Iraq
Delegate Name: Ryan Claypool
School: Williamston High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Iraq position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
There’s no doubt that combating piracy has been a huge issue for many countries around the globe, especially in many Western Africans countries like in Somalia. Countries like these have seen many piracy events unfold in Somalia’s Gulf of Aden, or in Niger Delta. Piracy here has been increasing in the last few years. Many pirates take over cargo ships or any form of boat that holds valuable goods. They will usually hold them for ransom. But there has also been an increase with pirates injuring and killing crewmembers of ships. But killing them isn’t the only result many nations fear. Its how it’s going to affect the economy of certain countries. Reasoning behind that is it affects international insurance rates and other trading-related cost. Pirates also have been hijacking oil vessels. Due to this there is an increase in oil cost and decrease of available crude oil for countries that are in need of it. This creates problems for many private oil companies.
Iraq has been affected by piracy itself. Its main exported good is oil, and its main exporters include China, India, United States, South Korea, and Turkey. Iraq makes about $77.7 billion in exports of oil through OEC, making it the 44th largest export economy in the word. When piracy plays a role in Iraq’s oil trading its going to affect its export economy. It’s understandable that Iraq isn’t the only country affected by these types of situations. Many South American countries and Asian countries are seeing a increase in piracy that affects their economy and trade agreements as well. It is very common to see pirate attacks played out.
Although piracy is a global issue, many countries including private oil companies should start analyzing how they plan to deal with piracy. Should a select committee of government representative from different nations behold the duties on analyzing how pirate attacks are carried out? Should we question on what goods are being exported that is too valuable to sent? Or should we question if piracy infringes on a nation’s sovereignty. A plan to call to action would consider the measures of analyzing piracy planning, and possibly a defense system on ships so pirates won’t be able to board which who stop the piracy attacks on intellectual property.
Work Cited
“Combating Piracy: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional and Private-Sector Involvement” N.D. 20 June 2012. Web. 4 Nov 2015
http://csis.org/publication/combating-piracy-challenges-and-opportunities-regional-and-private-sector-involvement
“Options for Combating Piracy in Somalia” N.D. 15 April 2009. Web. 4 Nov 2015
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/04/options-for-combating-piracy-in-somalia
