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Humanities, 2020 This essay contrasts scholarship on printed authority within buccaneer ethnographies, contemporary apologetics for colonial enterprise, and the role of publicity in the delineation of piracy within print to ask: ‘when is a pirate not a pirate ...
C. Alasdair Macfarlane
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Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) [PDF]
TransNav, 2014 In recent years nearly 5000 seafarers have been hijacked and detained for months often in appalling conditions, while thousands of others have been the victims of a pirate attack.
Alexander Dimitrevich, Vladimir Torskiy
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“In Truth, They Are My Masters”: The Domestic Threat of Early Modern Piracy
Humanities, 2022 Thomas Walton (known as Purser) and Clinton Atkinson (known as Clinton) were hanged for piracy in 1583. This article examines a range of texts relating to Purser and Clinton, including court depositions, plays and ballads, to consider the ways in which ...
Susan Jones
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US‐Japan Alliance: Emmeshing Bilateralism Into Broader Multilateralism
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT In the 21st Century, geopolitical confrontation between the Eurasian continental powers and the sea powers works to divide Asia. The US‐Japan alliance has transformed itself from Japanʼs asymmetrical security dependence of the Cold War period into a mutual and more integrated partnership today.
Yoichiro Sato
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Journal of Shipping and TradeMaritime piracy has severely disrupted Nigeria’s maritime domain, undermining the numerous benefits promised by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and posing a significant threat to its successful implementation.
Michael Mitchell Omoruyi Ehizuelen
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PIRATES OF AFRICA’S SOMALI COAST: ON TERRORISM’S BRINK?
Scientia Militaria, 2011 This article will examine and evaluate the potential threat of maritime terrorism inAfrica, in particular the threat posed at present off the Somali coast.
Gerrie Swart
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 1, March 2026.The continental margin of SE New Zealand is strongly influenced by the Southland Current and associated water masses. This new seismic stratigraphic study of the margin has revealed a range of depositional mounds and erosional channels that document the close interaction of turbidity and bottom currents in shaping the margin from the Mid‐Eocene onward.
Onyekachi N. Ibezim +3 more
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Current legal status of piracy: An ancient offense of International Law of the Sea
Revista Tribuna Internacional, 2013 The objective of this article is to analyse the current situation of the crime of piracy in the contemporary International Law of the Sea. Firstly, an overview of the history and concept of piracy is conducted.
Juan Cristóbal Fernández Sanz
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 1, March 2026.The Rangitīkei Valley in the lower North Island of New Zealand contains flights of river terraces that are influenced by changes in sediment supply, stream power and base level associated with Quaternary climate events over the last ∼350 thousand years.
Callum Rees, Alan Palmer, Utiku Potaka
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 719-774, March 2026.Abstract The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) ChatBots, leveraging natural language processing for information retrieval and knowledge synthesis, has garnered attention across diverse fields, including research. Recognizing AI's importance, researchers and policymakers are actively engaged in its development.
Cinzia Daraio +2 more
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