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Maritime Piracy

The RUSI Journal, 2011
Piracy is often considered a 'new' threat but, as a survey of history shows, it is a problem which has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. As the world focuses its attention on the seemingly intractible issue of Somali piracy, Chris Bellamy looks to the rich treasure trove of history for tried and tested solutions.
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Describing Contemporary Maritime Piracy

2021
Abstract This chapter begins by describing pirates and their organizations. It provides a sketch of “typical” pirate organizations in countries such as Indonesia, Somalia, and Nigeria. The chapter then proceeds to explore pirate activity. It describes the Maritime Piracy Event and Location Dataset (MPELD) and compares and contrasts these
Ursula Daxecker, Brandon Prins
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Is maritime piracy random?

Applied Economics Letters, 2009
Far from being an extinct phenomenon, piracy still exists in the modern world and is a growing menace to the security and safety of shipping. Using the data on attacks against vessels reported between 1996 and 2005 merged with the data on the total world merchant fleet, this article inquires whether acts of piracy are a truly random occurrence. Results
Maximo Q. Mejia   +2 more
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Modern Maritime Piracy [PDF]

open access: possible, 2014
This essay provides and economic analysis of the problem of modern-day maritime piracy. The essay first reviews the current scope of the problem, and then develops an economic of model of piracy that emphasizes the strategic interaction between the efforts of pirates to locate potential targets, and shippers to avoid contact.
Paul Hallwood, Thomas J. Miceli
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy

2000
Maritime piracy has been endemic to the international system for many hundreds of years. Indeed the narratives of Shih Fa-Hsien, a Buddist monk from Ceylon, record cases of raiding, robbing and other instances of marauding in the waters of the Malacca Strait and South China Sea as early as 414 AD.
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy

2011
This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy, including naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coasts of Africa and Asia. In the past decade, the incidence of maritime piracy has exploded.
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Prosecuting Maritime Piracy

2015
This book addresses maritime piracy by focusing on the unique and fascinating issues arising in the course of domestic piracy prosecutions, from the pursuit and apprehension of pirates to their trial and imprisonment. It examines novel matters not addressed in other published works, such as the challenges in preserving and presenting evidence in piracy
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Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia

Maritime Studies, 1998
This paper analyzes the contemporary dynamic of maritime piracy in the Southeast Asian region. Having first discussed the main trends in terms of incidents, type of attack, geographic location, and facilitatory factors, an analysis is made of the main countermeasures that have been initiated in an attempt to control this particular maritime threat. The
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