The Naval Blockade 1914-18.

The Brussels Anti-Slavery Conference in 1889–1890 agreed upon a sales ban of modern firearms for large parts of the African continent, a covenant that served joint imperial interests amid the ‘Scramble for Africa’. This article reconstructs the historical context in which the Brussels provisions came into being and explores the inter-imperial co-operation that paved the way for the agreement. To understand its origins, special attention must be paid to local events in East Africa and to a naval blockade that was executed here in 1888–1889. It was against this background that the German government, navigating between commercial and security interests, drafted the international control scheme that was later in large part adopted by the Brussels Conference. The article also demonstrates how in this context the issue of arms control was bound up with anti-slavery politics, thereby linking it to the imperial ‘civilising mission’.

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Texas Must Take Her Chances

Theater of a Separate War ◽

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469631561.003.0009 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas W. Cutrer

Keyword(s):

Port City ◽

Texas Coast ◽

Naval Blockade

Examines the growing Federal naval blockade of the Texas coast and the sporadic attempts of the Union navy to occupy various point along the Gulf. A dramatic Confederate counteroffensive resulted in the recapture of the major port city of Galveston and the capture or destruction of several Federal blockaders.

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Naval Blockade and Trade War Since 1945

Attack on Maritime Trade ◽

10.1007/978-1-349-12303-2_7 ◽

1991 ◽

pp. 215-234

Author(s):

Nicholas Tracy

Keyword(s):

Naval Blockade ◽

Trade War

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II. THE PALMER REPORT AND THE LEGALITY OF ISRAEL'S NAVAL BLOCKADE OF GAZA

International and Comparative Law Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0020589311000650 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 264-273 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Russell Buchan

Keyword(s):

Armed Conflict ◽

Humanitarian Aid ◽

Special Forces ◽

Humanitarian Crisis ◽

Naval Blockade ◽

High Seas

On 3 January 2009 Israel deployed a naval blockade against Gaza in order to prevent materials entering or leaving Gaza that could be used by Hamas in its ongoing armed conflict with Israel.1 With the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsening, on 31 May 2010 a flotilla of vessels carrying humanitarian aid expressed its intention to violate the naval blockade and deliver the aid to Gaza. Before violating the blockade and whilst still on the high seas, Israel sought to enforce its blockade and capture the vessels. This occurred largely without incident except in relation to the Mavi Marmara (a vessel sailing under the flag of the Comoros), which resisted capture by the Israeli special forces and continued to sail in the direction of Gaza. As Israel special forces boarded the Mavi violence ensued, with nine crew members of the Mavi being killed and dozens of others injured (principally Turkish nationals). Several members of Israel's special forces were also injured. Israel eventually assumed control of the ship and the crew members were detained and the vessel and its cargo confiscated.

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