Seaborne Perils - Elleman, Bruce A.

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Résumé :
Introduction: Defining Piracy, Maritime Crime, and Seaborne Terrorism 1. Historical Piracy and its Impact 2. Early Attempts to Halt Piracy 3. The Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War 4. Post-War Piracy in Southeast and East Asia 5. The Looting and Rape of Vietnamese Boat People 6. Confronting Maritime Crime in Australian Waters 7. Twenty-First Century High Seas Piracy off of Somalia 8. Maritime Crime and Piracy in the Malacca Strait 9. Contemporary Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships 10. Success and Failures of Counter-Piracy Operations 11. The Threat of Seaborne Terrorism 12. Conclusions: International Piracy in the Era of Maritime Domain Awareness Bibliography Chapter Summaries Following the Introduction, Chapter 1 examines historical piracy and its impact on global trade, in particular in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Chapter 2 then focuses on early European and American attempts to halt piracy. These policies were so successful that it was once thought global piracy could be completely eliminated. Chapter 3 turns to Asia, which has seen a huge rise in piracy and maritime crime over the past few decades. A historical examination of the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War shows how European intervention during the 19th century attempted to curtail piracy off the China coast. Chapter 4 takes the story up through World War II by examining the post-war resurgence of piracy in Southeast and East Asia, in particular as a consequence of European decolonization. Chapter 5 focuses on one of the most horrific of the Southeast Asian cases, the looting and rape of Vietnamese boat people. Pirates preyed on fleeing Vietnamese not only for their money, but in an effort-often state-supported or at the very least ignored by local governments-to dissuade refugees from coming to their shores. Chapter 6 moves further south and evaluates Australian efforts to confront maritime crime in its waters. After summarizing historical cases, Chapter 7 turns to twenty-first century high seas piracy off of Somalia, while Chapter 8 examines maritime crime and piracy in the Malacca Strait. This leads to Chapter 9's discussion of contemporary piracy and armed robbery against ships and to Chapter 10's discussion of the success and failures of counter-piracy operations. To date, there have been few documented cases of maritime terrorism, but the possibility of such attacks exists. Chapter 11 examines the threat of seaborne terrorism, focusing on possible locations, terrorist groups that might be capable of turning to the sea to carry out attacks, and what global navies are currently doing to counter these possibilities. Rebel groups often smuggle high-value goods, such as drugs or diamonds, to fund their operations. This chapter therefore also discusses cases where insurgencies have turned to the sea to raise funds, and how this trend might lead to future cases of seaborne terrorism. Chapter 12 summarizes the book's findings, plus discusses in greater detail how the international community is dealing with the threat of piracy through the adoption of even greater Maritime Domain Awareness, as indicated by the widespread adoption of the ISPS Code, SUA Convention, and long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships....

Biographie:
Introduction: Defining Piracy, Maritime Crime, and Seaborne Terrorism 1. Historical Piracy and its Impact 2. Early Attempts to Halt Piracy 3. The Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War 4. Post-War Piracy in Southeast and East Asia 5. The Looting and Rape of Vietnamese Boat People 6. Confronting Maritime Crime in Australian Waters 7. Twenty-First Century High Seas Piracy off of Somalia 8. Maritime Crime and Piracy in the Malacca Strait 9. Contemporary Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships 10. Success and Failures of Counter-Piracy Operations 11. The Threat of Seaborne Terrorism 12. Conclusions: International Piracy in the Era of Maritime Domain Awareness Bibliography Chapter Summaries Following the Introduction, Chapter 1 examines historical piracy and its impact on global trade, in particular in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Chapter 2 then focuses on early European and American attempts to halt piracy. These policies were so successful that it was once thought global piracy could be completely eliminated. Chapter 3 turns to Asia, which has seen a huge rise in piracy and maritime crime over the past few decades. A historical examination of the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War shows how European intervention during the 19th century attempted to curtail piracy off the China coast. Chapter 4 takes the story up through World War II by examining the post-war resurgence of piracy in Southeast and East Asia, in particular as a consequence of European decolonization. Chapter 5 focuses on one of the most horrific of the Southeast Asian cases, the looting and rape of Vietnamese boat people. Pirates preyed on fleeing Vietnamese not only for their money, but in an effort-often state-supported or at the very least ignored by local governments-to dissuade refugees from coming to their shores. Chapter 6 moves further south and evaluates Australian efforts to confront maritime crime in its waters. After summarizing historical cases, Chapter 7 turns to twenty-first century high seas piracy off of Somalia, while Chapter 8 examines maritime crime and piracy in the Malacca Strait. This leads to Chapter 9's discussion of contemporary piracy and armed robbery against ships and to Chapter 10's discussion of the success and failures of counter-piracy operations. To date, there have been few documented cases of maritime terrorism, but the possibility of such attacks exists. Chapter 11 examines the threat of seaborne terrorism, focusing on possible locations, terrorist groups that might be capable of turning to the sea to carry out attacks, and what global navies are currently doing to counter these possibilities. Rebel groups often smuggle high-value goods, such as drugs or diamonds, to fund their operations. This chapter therefore also discusses cases where insurgencies have turned to the sea to raise funds, and how this trend might lead to future cases of seaborne terrorism. Chapter 12 summarizes the book's findings, plus discusses in greater detail how the international community is dealing with the threat of piracy through the adoption of even greater Maritime Domain Awareness, as indicated by the widespread adoption of the ISPS Code, SUA Convention, and long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships....

Sommaire:

Introduction: Defining Piracy, Maritime Crime, and Seaborne Terrorism
1. Historical Piracy and its Impact
2. Early Attempts to Halt Piracy
3. The Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War
4. Post-War Piracy in Southeast and East Asia
5. The Looting and Rape of Vietnamese Boat People
6. Confronting Maritime Crime in Australian Waters
7. Twenty-First Century High Seas Piracy off of Somalia
8. Maritime Crime and Piracy in the Malacca Strait
9. Contemporary Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships
10. Success and Failures of Counter-Piracy Operations
11. The Threat of Seaborne Terrorism
12. Conclusions: International Piracy in the Era of Maritime Domain Awareness
Bibliography

Chapter Summaries
Following the Introduction, Chapter 1 examines historical piracy and its impact on global trade, in particular in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Chapter 2 then focuses on early European and American attempts to halt piracy. These policies were so successful that it was once thought global piracy could be completely eliminated.
Chapter 3 turns to Asia, which has seen a huge rise in piracy and maritime crime over the past few decades. A historical examination of the Taiping Rebellion and the Arrow War shows how European intervention during the 19th century attempted to curtail piracy off the China coast. Chapter 4 takes the story up through World War II by examining the post-war resurgence of piracy in Southeast and East Asia, in particular as a consequence of European decolonization. Chapter 5 focuses on one of the most horrific of the Southeast Asian cases, the looting and rape of Vietnamese boat people. Pirates preyed on fleeing Vietnamese not only for their money, but in an effort-often state-supported or at the very least ignored by local governments-to dissuade refugees from coming to their shores. Chapter 6 moves further south and evaluates Australian efforts to confront maritime crime in its waters.
After summarizing historical cases, Chapter 7 turns to twenty-first century high seas piracy off of Somalia, while Chapter 8 examines maritime crime and piracy in the Malacca Strait. This leads to Chapter 9's discussion of contemporary piracy and armed robbery against ships and to Chapter 10's discussion of the success and failures of counter-piracy operations.
To date, there have been few documented cases of maritime terrorism, but the possibility of such attacks exists. Chapter 11 examines the threat of seaborne terrorism, focusing on possible locations, terrorist groups that might be capable of turning to the sea to carry out attacks, and what global navies are currently doing to counter these possibilities. Rebel groups often smuggle high-value goods, such as drugs or diamonds, to fund their operations. This chapter therefore also discusses cases where insurgencies have turned to the sea to raise funds, and how this trend might lead to future cases of seaborne terrorism.
Chapter 12 summarizes the book's findings, plus discusses in greater detail how the international community is dealing with the threat of piracy through the adoption of even greater Maritime Domain Awareness, as indicated by the widespread adoption of the ISPS Code, SUA Convention, and long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) of ships.