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    France Allows Private Security Companies to Protect its Shipping Fleet

    France Allows Private Security Companies to Protect its Shipping Fleet By Charles Kennedy | Tue, 03 December 2013 22:32 | 0 Piracy around the coast of Africa, particularly off Somalia and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy

    Small Wars & Insurgencies Volume 24, Issue 1, 2013   Privatizing the struggle against Somali piracy Scott Fitzsimmonsa* pages 84-102 Abstract Pirate attacks against commercial vessels in the Western Indian Ocean… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Britain leading the way in fight against pirates

    Britain leading the way in fight against pirates Piracy is an international problem but City & Guilds is helping lead the fight against the seaborne criminals with a qualification for those… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    South Africa: Are Merchant Shippers Hiring Pirates To Kill Pirates?’ – The Regulation Of Private Maritime Security Companies Operating In The Gulf Of Aden

    South Africa: Are Merchant Shippers Hiring Pirates To Kill Pirates?’ – The Regulation Of Private Maritime Security Companies Operating In The Gulf Of Aden Last Updated: 17 December 2013 Article by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Threat of Pirate Attacks Prompts Japan To Loosen Samurai-Era Gun Ban On Ships

    Threat of Pirate Attacks Prompts Japan To Loosen Samurai-Era Gun Ban On Ships By Meagan Clark on December 02 2013 1:44 PM There are about 3,500 pirate vessels in the Indian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Cotonou Conundrum: Pirates and Private Security

    The Cotonou Conundrum: Pirates and Private Security Dec 05, 2013 by Paul Pryce | Paul Pryce With the growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, the Nigerian Navy has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Warships For Hire? A Private Solution To Maritime Piracy

    Warships For Hire? A Private Solution To Maritime Piracy by Joseph Hammond | July 16, 2013 The end of the Cold War brought a resurgence of global maritime piracy. With roughly… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    No ship with an armed security team aboard has been successfully pirated

    Arming Captain Phillips No ship with an armed security team aboard has been successfully pirated By John-Clark Levin Oct. 16, 2013 7:05 p.m. ET In the new movie “Captain Phillips, ”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Anti-Piracy Navies: How Warships for Hire are Changing Maritime Security

    Private Anti-Piracy Navies: How Warships for Hire are Changing Maritime Security John J., Jr. Pitney (Author), John-Clark Levin (Author) Book Description Publication Date: November 29, 2013 | ISBN-10: 0739173324 | ISBN-13:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Counter-piracy Operations by Private Maritime Security Contractors

    J Int Criminal Justice (2012) 10 (4): 839-856. Counter-piracy Operations by Private Maritime Security Contractors Key Legal Issues and Challenges Alice Priddy and Stuart Casey-Maslen* ↵* The authors are both researchers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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