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Reason
June 2009
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Blackbeard Economics The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates, by Peter T. Leeson, gives an insight into the surprising, and surprisingly tame, self-organization of pirates.   |
Reason
July 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Paying the Pirate's Price Do the economics of piracy demand the privatization of the sea? |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011
Robert Young Pelton |
Somali Pirates' Rich Returns Imagine if you could invest $100,000 to control a $200 million asset for three months and sell it back to the owners for $10 million - tax-free. That's the Somali pirate way. |
Smithsonian
August 2007
Paul Raffaele |
The Pirate Hunters Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas. |
U.S. CPSC
May 27, 2004 |
Front Porch Classics Recall of "Old Century Dread Pirate " Coffee Table Games The surface coating and the metal in the ships contain lead and pose a risk of lead poisoning to young children. A child could ingest lead by swallowing a broken part of the ship or by repeatedly mouthing the ships. |
National Defense
March 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Hijacked Super Tanker Exposes Vulnerability of Energy Supplies The hijacking on the high seas by Somali pirates of a super tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil destined for the United States created many troubling precedents and makes the vulnerability of energy supplies quite clear. |
CIO
November 15, 2002
Tom Wailgum |
Where the Pirates Are A website helps shippers with information about where pirating and robberies frequently occur. |
National Defense
April 2010
Frodl & Manoyan |
Somali Piracy Tactics Evolve; Threats Could Expand Globally Underwriters and shippers are as concerned about what the United States and other powers won't do against Somali pirates, as they are about what the pirates will do against ships they insure, own and operate. |
| AskMen.com |
Fishermen Overpower Pirates The crew of two Egyptian fishing vessels overpowered Somali pirates after being held hostage for four months and, with machetes and tools, killed at least two pirates before sailing to freedom, a pirate and businessman said Friday. |
National Defense
December 2012
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy One of the least understood global security threats is the ongoing struggle to contain piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. |
Wired
June 22, 2009
Scott Carney |
An Economic Analysis of the Somali Pirate Business Model The rough fishermen of the so-called Somali coast guard are unrepentant criminals, yes, but they're more than that. They're innovators. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Monica Heger |
Technology vs. Pirates Unmanned aircraft may be the best bet to fight Somalian piracy. |
National Defense
December 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Marines to Build Mock Container Ship for Counter-Piracy Training The Marine Corps is planning to build a three-story mock container ship on a plot of land at Camp Lejeune, N.C., so special operators can practice clearing out pirates from hijacked vessels. |
Popular Mechanics
September 29, 2008
David Axe |
4 Fronts for Pirate-Navy Battle as U.S. Descends on Captured Ship The U.S. Navy's response to a pirated small arms cargo vessel may signal a new stage in the cat-and-mouse game of modern-day piracy. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Seven Strategies to Foil the Product Pirates Find creative ways to keep the secrets of your technology to yourself. |
National Defense
August 2012
Sandra Erwin |
Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business Over the past several years, successful ship hijackings have begun to take a toll on the world's economy as Somalia-based pirates have expanded their area of influence beyond the East Coast of Africa, analysts said. |
Reason
May 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Pirate Capitalism In The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism, author Matt Mason discusses that piracy is now an accepted business model, and competitive enough to be a major threat to traditional businesses going forward. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Rich Duprey |
CEC Under Pirate Attack Hedge fund activist Pirate Capital takes a large stake in the kid-oriented pizza-and-party operation. Investors, is this good or bad? Take note. |
National Defense
May 2012
Michael G. Frodl |
Pirates Exploiting Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Maritime Industry The increasingly common hacking attacks on government and private computer networks are now being perpetrated on companies and organizations involved in the burgeoning private maritime security industry. |
