Piracy on the high seas
By: Debra A. Miller, book editor
Series: At issue. International politics; At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9780737776485; 9780737768480; 9780737768497
Subjects: Piracy; Hijacking of ships; Maritime terrorism
Description: Authors of viewpoints included in this volume address topics such as the cost of piracy, the connection between piracy and terrorism, whether antipiracy efforts have been successful, and how the international community should respond in the future. -- Page 10 of volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Somali pirates cost global economy "18 billion a year" / Teo Kermeliotis; title: 2. Piracy takes a heavy human toll / Kaija Hurlburt and D. Conor Seyle; title: 3. Piracy is linked with terrorism in Somalia / Kathryn H. Floyd; title: 4. Pirates should be treated as terrorists / John R. Bolton; title: 5. Pirates are not terrorists / Jon Bellish; title: 6. The international multilateral effort to combat piracy has succeeded / Andrew J. Shapiro; title: 7. Somali pirates now protecting illegal fishing ships / Jason Straziuso; title: 8. The global piracy problem is merely contained / World Maritime News; title: 9. The world is no closer to solving the piracy problem / gCaptain; title: 10. The international community must maintain its efforts to combat piracy / Sonia Rothwell; title: 11. The next step should be prosecuting major pirate kingpins / Damien McElroy; title: 12. Investments in technology could help solve the piracy problem / Crispin Andrews; title: 13. Ending Somali piracy: go after the system, not just the pirates / The World Bank; title: 14. Somalia is already implementing onshore tactics to end piracy problems / Abdi Moalim.