Maritime Piracy: Reasons, Dangers and Solutions

Abstract

This testimony aims to inform and put into context the current debate on piracy by providing an overview of the scope and contributing factors driving armed maritime violence in the contemporary era and the principal dangers associated with this particular manifestation of transnational crime. Given the publicity and unprecedented character of the international response to Somali-based piracy, the testimony also briefly addresses the appropriateness of the measures that have been instituted to deal with armed maritime violence off the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA493656

Entities

People

  • Peter Chalk

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Coast Guard
  • Crime
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • National Security
  • Piracy
  • Security
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Strategic Security Studies