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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?   |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Monica Heger |
Technology vs. Pirates Unmanned aircraft may be the best bet to fight Somalian piracy. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
CIO
November 15, 2002
Tom Wailgum |
Where the Pirates Are A website helps shippers with information about where pirating and robberies frequently occur. |
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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
February 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Homegrown Terrorist Cases Bring Focus to Debates on Radicalization The development of terrorists can not be predicted in an individual with a one-size fits all profile. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Rich Smith |
Profit From Military Myopia You cannot fail to notice what recent trends the Pentagon is seeing. And so knowing, you can invest in them. |
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. |
