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Tag Archives: Maritime
State Interests and the Problem of Piracy: Comparing U.S. and UK Approaches to Maritime PMSCs
State Interests and the Problem of Piracy: Comparing U.S. and UK Approaches to Maritime PMSCs Renée de Neversa* pages 153-166 Received: 18 Aug 2014 Accepted: 22 Dec 2014 Published online: 19… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
SAFE PASSAGE: PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE DECLINE OF SOMALI PIRACY
SAFE PASSAGE: PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE DECLINE OF SOMALI PIRACY Source: Journal of Public & International Affairs . 2015, Issue 1, p77-87. 11p. Author(s): Dantas, Jordan Abstract: Pirate attacks off the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMSCs face changing environment
PMSCs face changing environment 12th January 2016 – 9:43 by Neelam Mathews in Delhi National governments along the eastern rim of the Indian Ocean are beginning to regulate the activities of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Armament on the High Seas
Armament on the High Seas December 10, 2015 – 1:01pm | admin By Liza Kane-Hartnett Last month, Sri Lanka announced that it had terminated its agreement with the private security firm Avant Garde… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pirates, Politics & Protection
Pirates, Politics & Protection: Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe (byJoseph Keefe) on January 19, 2016 Like oil & water, they don’t mix. For many businesses on the collective,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PMCs on the High Seas: The Solution to Somali Piracy or a Failure to Learn from History?
PMCs on the High Seas: The Solution to Somali Piracy or a Failure to Learn from History? You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Private Security Companies and the Privatization of Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
《Southeast Asian and South Asian Studies》 2015-02 Private Security Companies and the Privatization of Maritime Security in Southeast Asia Xing Ruili;Zheng Xianwu; Since the end of the cold war,with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Six British pirate hunters jailed for five years on weapons charges after their boat was seized while protecting ships from Somali raiders in the Indian Ocean
Six British pirate hunters jailed for five years on weapons charges after their boat was seized while protecting ships from Somali raiders in the Indian Ocean The group of ex-paratroopers were… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Dad’s heartbreaking festive message to family in Neilston
Dad’s heartbreaking festive message to family in Neilston Dad’s heartbreaking festive message to family in Neilston Sean Rooney / Wednesday 6 January 2016 A NEILSTON man trapped in India has posted… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
21st Century Seapower, Inc.
21st Century Seapower, Inc. Scott Cheney-Peters December 31, 2015 Claude Berube, Syren’s Song: A Connor Stark Novel (Naval Institute Press, 2015) When the Tamil Sea Tigers, the ferocious naval wing of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading