26/10/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 26 October, the EU's Political and Security Committee appointed Major General Charlie Stickland, a high-ranking military official in the Royal Marines, as new Operation Commander of the anti-piracy operation Atalanta. He will take up his duties on 7 November 2017, replacing compatriot Rob Magowan, who has held the post since June 2016, and who had in turn replaced another British national, Martin Smith. Launched in December 2008, Operation...