Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic

This edited volume analyzes national security issues with maritime implications, and, specifically, naval projects and postures of main South Atlantic countries: Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, and South Africa. Additionally, it provides comprehensive and mul

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Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic

Érico Duarte  •  Manuel Correia de Barros Editors

Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic

Editors Érico Duarte Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre, Brazil

Manuel Correia de Barros Strategic Studies Centre of Angola-CEEA Luanda, Angola

ISBN 978-3-030-10599-0    ISBN 978-3-030-10600-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10600-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018968423 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the ­publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and ­institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

We thank the two grants that funded the elaboration of this book from the Ministries of Education (CAPES) and Defence of Brazil’s ‘Pró-Defesa’ fellowship and the Brazilian Council for Science Technology (CNPq). We also thank Danilo Marcondes, from Brazilian National War College, who reviewed and commented on most of the manuscript making significant progress in its coherence and quality. We thank also Ms. Bruna Toso de Alcantara for reviewing some of the chapters, and Igor Castellano, from Federal University of Santa Maria – Brazil, who played a special role in the designing of the book. Finally, we appreciate Alina Yurova, from Palgrave Macmillan, for her trust and support of this project. The Editors

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Contents

1 Introduction  1 Érico Duarte 2 Maritime Security and Governance of the South Atlantic: The Nigerian Perspective 13 Paul G. Adogamhe 3 The South African Navy and Regional Maritime Security: The Dilemma of Political-­Strategic Objectives and Financial Constraints 41 Theo Neethling 4 The Expansion of