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Reason
July 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Paying the Pirate's Price Do the economics of piracy demand the privatization of the sea?   |
| 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
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Rich Smith |
Help Wanted: Pirates Piracy off the Somali coast is taking a heavy toll on shippers such as DryShips and Frontline. Which defense stock will be first to profit from the piracy problem? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2009
David Williamson |
Invest in Your Favorite Somali Pirate Somali pirates have set up a functional stock market, with each gang as a company. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Rich Smith |
Stupid Pirate Tricks As the recent La Somme incident suggests, there just might be an easy solution to the Somali pirate problem. |
National Defense
November 2010
Michael G. Frodl |
Attack Against Oil Tanker Shows Why Terrorists and Pirates May Join Forces One night in late July, the Mitsui-owned MV M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker laden with crude and headed for Japan, experienced a "blast" against its hull as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2009
Rich Smith |
Raytheon vs. Pirates It's time to get Active (Denial System) about the threat to merchant shipping. |
| AskMen.com |
Pirates Release German Ship Somali pirates released a German freighter after a ransom was paid Monday, nearly four months after the ship was seized in the Indian Ocean. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
October 31, 2007
Erik Sofge |
Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates on the High-Speed Seas Piracy has exploded in nearby waters and their booty is high-tech communication gear. |
National Defense
August 2011
Eric Beidel |
Nation Uses Sensor to Take Aim at Pirates An island country off the east coast of Africa has turned to an L-3 Communications imaging system for help in its fight against pirates. |
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
June 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Coast Guard Submits Revised Wish List, Fears Funding Cuts The Coast Guard has sent to Congress a revised requirements document for new equipment that seeks to take into account the U.S. government's heightened need for intelligence and information. |
National Defense
January 2009
Matthew Rusling |
Coast Guard Boosting Cooperation with Military Last summer, as Russian forces lay siege to the nation of Georgia, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, along with two Navy ships, sailed to the Black Sea to provide relief. |
National Defense
June 2014
Dan Parsons |
South China Sea Dispute Shaping Up as Coast Guard Showdown The U.S. Navy risks sparking an international incident by using warships to check China's westward advance. |
Inc.
September 1, 2009
Cheney et al. |
Seizing Global Opportunities A look at entrepreneurs who have found business opportunities from the North Sea to Antarctica |
Reason
July 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Pirates Ahoy! Piracy -- the sort involving eye patches and parrots, not folks who sell bootleg DVDs -- has been on the upswing in recent years. |
National Defense
January 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Maritime 'Target Drones' Used In Counter-Piracy Training As pirates continue to use small boats to swarm and hijack cargo ships, naval forces increasingly will be employing unmanned systems to help train merchant seaman to fend off attackers. |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011 |
From Capture to Payment in 12 Steps No two ransom negotiations are exactly alike, but there is a framework. |
National Defense
May 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Defending Ports The U.S. Coast Guard has begun aggressive enforcement of the Maritime Transportation Act in an effort to increase protection of the nation's ports and waterways from terrorist attack. |
National Defense
August 2015
Jonathan McConnell |
Vetting Armed Private Security Personnel By going the extra mile in adopting standards for its personnel, private maritime security companies can ensure that their industry, and the larger private military contractor industry, will remain viable well into the future. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004
John McHale |
Coast Guard awards contract for production of Maritime Security Cutter The new Cutter is part of the Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize and replace the Coast Guard's aging ships and aircraft, and improve command, control, and logistics systems. |
National Defense
April 2009
Michael G. Frodl |
Energy-Related Security Crises Coming Sooner Than Expected Anyone who is still agnostic about the need to diversify energy sources should look at what happened in Europe this winter. |
Salon.com
July 2, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek |
"The Pirate Hunter" by Richard Zacks A thrilling and tragic new book about Captain Kidd reveals that the infamous buccaneer was actually a man of honor wrongly accused. |
National Defense
November 2011
Eric Beidel |
Coast Guard Cyberdefense Office: Small but Mighty Like the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Coast Guard suffers thousands of attacks on its networks each month. |
National Defense
August 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Coast Guard Acquisitions Called 'Unaffordable' The Coast Guard has laid out an ambitious modernization and recapitalization plan for its future fleet of cutters and aircraft, but experts and government watchdogs have thrown cold water on it. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Seven Strategies to Foil the Product Pirates Find creative ways to keep the secrets of your technology to yourself. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2008
Hanson & Weisshaar |
Is the Global Financial System Collapsing Around Us? What's going on this week in the emerging markets? |
National Defense
January 2008
Breanne Wagner |
Coast Guard Procurement Programs Struggling, But Staying Afloat Coast Guard officials are optimistic that a new agency in charge of acquisitions can help salvage the service's modernization plans and restore confidence in its ability to manage complex projects. |
