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Pirates and Publicity: The Making and Unmaking of Early Modern Pirates in English and Scottish Popular Print

open access: yesHumanities, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Making regions and revolutions: whose ‘Gulf’?

open access: yes
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.
Isha Panwar
wiley   +1 more source

Thinking Outside the Black Box: Seven Guidelines for GenAI Use in the Ecological Sciences

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We identify key challenges associated with GenAI integration in the field of ecology and provide seven actionable guidelines to support its responsible and effective use. More broadly, we call for a concerted effort to engage in reflective and intentional use of GenAI in ecological research, resisting pressures to prioritize efficiency over the rigor ...
Nina C. Ferrari   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

GOV-AARGH-NANCE – “EVEN CRIMINALS NEED LAW AND ORDER” [PDF]

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We present a theoretical model postulating that the relationship between crime and governance is “hump-shaped”, rather than linearly decreasing, when criminals need access to markets.
Rablen, Matthew D.   +2 more
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Current legal status of piracy: An ancient offense of International Law of the Sea

open access: yesRevista 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
doaj   +1 more source

Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) [PDF]

open access: yesTransNav, 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Evolution of UAE's Africa Foreign Policy: Motivations, Strategies and Challenges

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent studies on the foreign policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attribute their increasing involvement in Africa to security and economic considerations. However, only a few studies have investigated the foreign policies of the individual GCC countries in more detail for confirmation. Hence, using a neorealist perspective on
Osman Antwi‐Boateng   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons From Astaxanthin Therapy to Combat Oral Premalignant and Malignant Lesions: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Oral cancer is one of the most common head and neck malignancies and remains associated with high morbidity, mortality, and treatment‐related toxicity. Despite advances in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, there is still a need for safer adjunctive therapies with better therapeutic potential.
Reza Arefnezhad   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The price of modern maritime piracy [PDF]

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A growing body of literature has recently focused on the economic origins and consequences of modern maritime piracy and on the perception that the international community has failed to control it.
Sami Bensassi   +1 more
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Piracy and Maritime Terrorism Involving Autonomous Ships

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Maritime violence using autonomous or remotely controlled ships has been increasing in recent years. This shift has raised concerns regarding the adequacy of the international legal framework for combating piracy and maritime terrorism where such crimes ...
Guilfoyle, Douglas, Karim, Md Saiful
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