use data from the International Maritime Bureau to create a new dataset on piracy and find strong and consistent support …

terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law … and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large number of in depth interviews. Counter-piracy operations are a … relatively well protected transit corridor in the Gulf of Aden and the open sea. However, the counter-piracy measures appear to …

Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land …-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income. This paper evaluates the effects of piracy on the Somali …

Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land …-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income. This paper evaluates the effects of piracy on the Somali …

for this hypothesis using the International Maritime Bureau's dataset on piracy. Piracy is reported by ship-owners, giving … show that profitable forms of piracy flourish where on the one hand there is stability and infrastructure, but on the other … of theft from ships the pattern is quadratic: piracy first rises and then falls as governance improves. …

for this hypothesis using the International Maritime Bureau's dataset on piracy. Piracy is reported by ship-owners, giving … show that profitable forms of piracy flourish where on the one hand there is stability and infrastructure, but on the other … of theft from ships the pattern is quadratic: piracy first rises and then falls as governance improves. …

terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law … and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large number of in depth interviews. Counter-piracy operations are a … relatively well protected transit corridor in the Gulf of Aden and the open sea. However, the counter-piracy measures appear to …

This article argues that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to control Somali piracy for four reasons. First …, Somali piracy is a land-based problem and naval control mechanisms are not changing the incentives for pirates. Second …, improving Somalia's anarchic political situation will not necessarily stop piracy. Our analysis demonstrates that piracy is a …

countries, highlighting the fact that Japanese investment into India is quite low. It then outlines the research objectives and …