In recent years, piracy has emerged as a growing problem in the gulf of guinea region (the region). The gulf has, in the past years, witnessed a sharp rise in pirate attacks. The aim of this paper is to assess the application and shortcomings of the current arrangements in addressing the problem of piracy in the region. In doing so, the paper presents the possible means of combating piracy in the region and provides an analysis of counter-piracy responses that have been employed in the region. Analysis includes an evaluation of the steps taken by the governments of the region and the effectiveness of the implemented strategies to counter the threat posed by piracy in the region. Identifying the barriers and challenges to combat piracy, a comprehensive arrangement based effective cooperation is proposed in the paper.

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当前制度在几内亚湾打击海盗的效力：一项评估

近年来，在几内亚地区（该地区）的海湾地区，海盗活动已成为一个日益严重的问题。在过去的几年中，海盗袭击急剧增加。本文的目的是评估当前安排在解决该地区盗版问题中的应用和不足。在此过程中，本文提出了在该地区打击盗版的可能手段，并提供了对该地区已采取的反盗版应对措施的分析。分析包括评估该地区政府采取的步骤以及所采取的应对该地区海盗行为威胁的战略的有效性。确定打击海盗的障碍和挑战，本文提出了基于全面安排的有效合作。