NATO Ends Anti-Piracy Mission in Indian Ocean

NATO has ended Operation Ocean Shield after a sharp drop-off in attacks by Somali pirates. The Royal Danish Air Force carried out the last Indian Ocean surveillance missions for NATO. The NATO operation had been one part of a highly successful coordinated international response to the threat of piracy that also included the European Union, the United States and other independent nations. During its peak, piracy off the Horn of Africa had an economic impact of $7 billion, with more...

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