Violence at Sea

<p><em>Violence at Sea</em> is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat. The essays analyze piracy activities in key shipping lanes (including the African coast, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Straits of Malacca-South China Sea); piratical groups and their capabilities; case studies on overlaps between piracy, terrorism, and organized crime; legal and policy hurdles to combating piracy; tactical recommendations for combating piracy; and new trends and developments in the area.</p><p>The counter response to maritime terrorism has been slow in coming, hampered by issues rooted in sovereignty, the laws of the sea, and the inherent challenges of international coordination. Yet given the likelihood that threats posed by piracy will not recede, but rather increase, all actors affected by maritime security will, sooner or later, need to address these challenges.</p> <p>Preface <em>Scott Campbell </em>Introduction: The New "Pirate Wind <em>Peter Lehr </em><strong>Location of the Threats: Regional Perspectives </strong>1. Piracy in the Indian Ocean: The Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal <em>Lt. Cdr.Vijay Sakhuja </em>2. Piracy in Southeast Asian Waters: Current Trends <em>Gerard Ong </em><strong>Nature of the Threats: Tactics, Capabilities and Groups </strong>3. Complex Piracy at Sea <em>Rupert Herbert-Burns </em>4. Organized Crime, Piracy and Terrorism in Asia <em>Peter Lehr </em>5. The Abu Sayyaf Group: Pirates or Terrorists? <em>Rommel C. Banlaoi </em>6. GAM’s Operation off the Coast of Sumatra <em>Jeffrey Chen </em><strong>Responses: International Law, Politics and Tactics </strong>7. Piracy and the UN’s Law of the Sea Convention <em>Martin Murphy </em>8. Multilateral Approaches to Combating Piracy at Sea <em>Chris Rahman </em>9. Policing at Sea: Tactical Aspects <em>Doug MacKinnon </em>10. Confronting Pirate Groups on Land <em>Joon Num Mak </em>11. Tactical Approaches: Modern Security Technology and Private Security Firms <em>Martin Shakespeare </em>Outlook: The New Threat of Maritime Terrorism <em>Sam Bateman</em></p>