Countering piracy in the modern era
Subtitle: notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century
By: Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger.
Contributors: Smallman, Laurence.; Burger, Nicholas.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780833047939
Subjects: Piracy -- Prevention; Shipping -- Security measures; Merchant marine -- Security measures; Piracy -- Economic aspects; Piracy -- Aden, Gulf of; Aden, Gulf of -- Navigation -- Safety measures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century; title: The current legal framework for countering piracy; title: The economic burden imposed by piracy; title: Anti-piracy off the Horn of Africa and the opportunities for interstate collaboration; title: The wisdom of using armed contractors to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden; title: The extent to which industry talks as single voice in terms of maritime security; title: How to confront piracy off the Horn of Africa.