The maritime dimension of international security : terrorism, piracy, and challenges for the United States /

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The vast size and highly unregulated nature of the world's waterways have made the maritime environment an attractive theater for perpetrators of transnational violence. Both piracy and sea-borne terrorism have become more common since 2000 due to the global proliferation of small arms as well...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Chalk, Peter
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2008.
Collection:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-697-AF.
Sujets:
Merchant marine > Security measures > United States.
Security, International.
Shipping > Security measures.
Maritime terrorism > Prevention.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Piracy > Prevention.
Unified operations (Military science)
Merchant marine > United States > Safety measures.
Marine marchande > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures.
Terrorisme > Prévention.
Opérations interarmes (Science militaire)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Merchant marine > Security measures
Piracy > Prevention
Security, International
Shipping > Security measures
Terrorism > Prevention
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Piracy
  • Scope and dimensions
  • Factors accounting for the emergence of piracy in the contemporary era
  • The dangers of piracy
  • Maritime terrorism
  • A piracy-terrorism nexus?
  • Relevance to the United States
  • Threat priorities
  • Principal security initiatives spearheaded by the United States
  • Policy recommendations
  • Selected high-profile maritime terrorist incidents, 1961-2004.

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