The question then for the countries with warships in the region is this: Do they have the long-term commitment to keep funding a force that is at best a sticking plaster for the problem?
He was the author of a number of discoveries relating to the telegraph industry, including a self-adjusting relay that solved the problem of circuits sticking open or shut, and a telegraph printer a precursor of what was later called the Teletype machine.
The retention of key managers had been a sticking point in this deal, a problem Glencore sought to resolve via a juicy bonus package for those who stuck around for at least two years.