Full Description
Global Responses to Maritime Violence is a full discussion of maritime security short of war that goes beyond the current literature in both scope and perspective. The chapters in this volume examine terrorism, piracy, armed robbery at sea, illegal maritime trafficking, illegal fishing, and other maritime crimes. Contributors uncover both threats and responses as a complex ecosystem that challenges even the strongest national and regional institutions. Managing this system is a "wicked problem" that has no ultimate solution. But the book offers strategic precepts to guide the efforts of any government that seeks to improve its responses to maritime violence.
The bottom line is that maritime violence can be managed effectively enough to protect citizens and national economies that depend on the sea. Comprehensive in scope, the volume coheres around the premise that good governance in the maritime domain, though difficult, is worth the considerable resources required.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Maritime Terrorism: An Evolving Threat.
3. Terrorist Targeting
4. Armed Maritime Crime
5. Integrated Strategies Against Maritime Violence
6. Assessing Maritime Governance
7. Global Port Security.
8. Maritime Domain Awareness.
9. The Role of Institutional Leadership
10. The Maritime Legal Framework
11. Managing Maritime Incidents.
12. Defeating the Sea Tigers of LTTE
13. Suppressing Piracy in the Strait of Malacca
14. Maritime Violence in the Sulu Sea.
15. Maritime Crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
16. Yemen: The Case for a Coast Guard
17. Conclusion.
