RAND: Peter Chalk 2012-05-10T18:02:57Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/chalk_peter.html An Old Scourge Needs a Modern Solution http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/09/03/IHT.html 2010-09-03T13:30:00Z 2010-09-03T13:30:00Z Piracy is a crime at sea, but it starts on land. To thwart the Somali piracy career path, the world community should put funds toward protecting local fishing grounds and building a national coast guard capability in Somalia, writes Peter Chalk. Below the Radar http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/03/18/NYT.html 2010-03-18T14:09:00Z 2010-03-18T14:09:00Z The string of recent arrests involving American citizens in terror plots against the U.S. have highlighted what appears to be a trend in transnational Islamist terrorism: growing domestic radicalization, writes Peter Chalk. On Dry Land - The Onshore Drivers of Piracy http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/07/03/JIR.html 2009-07-03T15:28:00Z 2009-07-03T15:28:00Z Piracy is a growing international problem, primarily around the Horn of Africa. The international response has been largely military in nature and focused exclusively on the maritime theatre, ignoring key land drivers of piracy, which will resurface once the military actions end, write Peter Chalk and Laurence Smallman. Opposing View: Keep Arms Off Ships http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/05/04/USAT.html 2009-05-04T13:38:00Z 2009-05-04T13:38:00Z Does the provision of private security contractors provide a viable solution to the growing problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa? Quite apart from the high cost — a robust security operation can run as much as $21,000 a day — employing security contractors poses problems on several fronts, writes Peter Chalk. Piracy Still Threatens the Freedom of the Seas http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/03/RFERL_piracy.html 2009-04-03T13:32:00Z 2009-04-03T13:32:00Z As recent events off the Horn of Africa have demonstrated, armed violence at sea is emerging as a growing threat.... Piracy, in particular, threatens the freedom of the seas, increases the cost of international business, endangers political security through corruption, and could trigger a major environmental disaster, write Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman. Piracy Needs Regional Answer http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/11/25/UPI.html 2008-11-25T23:22:00Z 2008-11-25T23:22:00Z The international community is at something of a loss as to how to respond to the increasingly audacious nature of piracy off the Horn of Africa.... What's needed is a less dramatic and more nuanced approach, one with a greater focus on the land-based violence in Somalia, home of the pirates, writes Peter Chalk. Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/08/22/ND.html 2006-08-22T12:00:01Z 2006-08-22T12:00:01Z Published commentary by RAND staff: Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security, in Newsday. Can We Learn from Others? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/04/15/WSJ.html 2004-04-15T13:56:00Z 2004-04-15T13:56:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. AIDS Can Threaten National Stability http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/09/24/UPI.html 2002-09-24T16:51:00Z 2002-09-24T16:51:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Re-Thinking U.S. Counter-Terrorism Efforts http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/09/21/SDUT.html 2001-09-21T15:16:00Z 2001-09-21T15:16:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Pakistan's Role in the Kashmir Insurgency http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/09/01/JIR.html 2001-09-01T13:54:00Z 2001-09-01T13:54:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. U.S. Environmental Groups and 'Leaderless Resistance' http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/07/01/JIR.html 2001-07-01T14:59:00Z 2001-07-01T14:59:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Africa Suffers Wave of Maritime Violence http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/04/01/JIR.html 2001-04-01T21:19:00Z 2001-04-01T21:19:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Light Arms Trading in SE Asia http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/03/01/JIR.html 2001-03-01T22:54:00Z 2001-03-01T22:54:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. The US Agricultural Sector: A New Target for Terrorism? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/02/09/JIR.html 2001-02-09T14:55:00Z 2001-02-09T14:55:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Terrorism, Piracy, and Challenges for the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG697.html 2008-04-28T09:52:00Z 2008-04-28T09:52:00Z Piracy and sea-borne terrorism have been on the rise since 2000. While the United States has spearheaded several initiatives to improve maritime security, policymakers should consider four additional measures to safeguard the world's oceans. Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG135.html 2004-05-02T16:17:00Z 2004-05-02T16:17:00Z Assesses the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG550.html 2006-11-07T06:33:00Z 2006-11-07T06:33:00Z Assesses the success of U.S. assistance in improving the effectiveness, accountability, and respect for human rights of internal security forces in repressive regimes. Corporations and Counterinsurgency http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP259.html 2009-08-03T16:43:00Z 2009-08-03T16:43:00Z Policymakers need to develop a fuller understanding of how multinational corporations are shaping zones of violent conflict. The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG846.html 2009-05-13T16:19:00Z 2009-05-13T16:19:00Z Building on prior RAND research, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia; the development of extremist ideological frameworks; and national and international government response efforts.