Piracy
Selected Research, Commentary and Congressional Testimony
Countering Piracy in the Modern Era — Sep. 3, 2009
RAND recently convened a group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and academic organizations to reconsider the underlying factors that drive maritime piracy in this century. This conference proceedings highlights the six major themes that animated much of the discussion.
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On Dry Land - The Onshore Drivers of Piracy — Jul. 3, 2009
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.
CommentaryInternational Affairs Research Area
The Chinese Navy's "New Historic Missions": Expanding Capabilities for a Re-emergent Maritime Power — Jun. 11, 2009
In testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Cortez A. Cooper ties China's re-emergence as a naval power to its expanding economic and security interests.
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Opposing View: Keep Arms Off Ships — May 4, 2009
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.
CommentaryInternational Affairs Research Area
Who Has the Will to Fight Piracy? — Apr. 21, 2009
The recent French and American rescues of hostages held by pirates off the coast of Somalia were necessary and proper. No one believes these actions will end piracy. But unless we impose risks on the pirates—which means taking some risks ourselves—piracy will certainly flourish, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
CommentaryInternational Affairs Research Area
Piracy Still Threatens the Freedom of the Seas — Apr. 6, 2009
As recent events off the Horn of Africa have demonstrated, armed violence at sea is emerging as a growing threat.... Piracy 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 and Laurence Smallman.
CommentaryInternational Affairs Research Area
Maritime Piracy: Reasons, Dangers and Solutions — Feb. 4, 2009
In testimony presented before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Peter Chalk testifies on the scope and contributing factors driving the rash of recent pirate attacks and the principal dangers associated with this particular manifestation of transnational crime.
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Piracy Needs Regional Answer — Nov. 25, 2008
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.
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Africa Suffers Wave of Maritime Violence — Apr. 1, 2001
In the absence of a more forcible and proactive stance, Africa may well emerge as the major new piracy 'hot spot' of the 21st century, exemplifying what the International Maritime Bureau is already referring to as the epitome of warlordism and anarchy at sea, writes Peter Chalk.
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