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This book examines the evolution, function, problems and prospects of private security companies in the maritime sector. The private security industry continues to evolve after its renaissance over the past few decades, first in Africa, and later in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite this, little academic work has been done to date on the role of private security in the maritime environment. This lacuna has become more pronounced as the threat of piracy, terrorism, and other acts of maritime political violence have caused littoral states and commercial entities alike to consider the use of private security to mitigate risks. Maritime Private Security is an edited volume specifically dedicated to combating the absence of academic research in this area. The discussion of this multi-faceted subject is organised into four key parts: Part I: The Historical and Contemporary Market in Maritime Private Security Services Part II: The Emergence of Private Anti-Piracy Escorts in the Commercial Sector Part III: The Privatization of Coast Guard Services Part IV: Private Security Responses to Maritime Terrorism This book will be of much interest to students of naval policy and maritime security, private security companies, piracy and terrorism, international law and IR in general.

This contribution explores a prominent strand of thought in the post-9/11 (2001) literature to date that emphasizes changing features of contemporary international relations (IR) -- & that can be grouped loosely under the term 'neomedievalism.' Neomedievalism is not conceived as a coherent theory in & of itself, but rather as a set of challenges to existing state-centric theories of IR, including the rise of nonstate violence, state disintegration, the spread of modern technology, & the rise of sub- & suprastate forms of identity -- all of which serve to call into question the political authority of states & their continuing monopoly on legitimate violence. Adapted from the source document.

This book examines the evolution, function, problems and prospects of private security companies in the maritime sector.

The defense partnership between the United States and Norway plays a crucial role for both American and Norwegian national defense. Less understood is the important and positive role that these US-Norwegian bilateral defense agreements (BLDAs) have for NATO. In the words of the Norwegian government, "NATO is the foundation of Norwegian security, and the USA is Norway's most important ally." In practical terms, US-Norwegian BLDAs are the glue that binds the US, Norway, and NATO together. This policy brief elaborates this point by offering a short exploration of the following: 1) NATO's connection to the bilateral US-Norwegian defense relationship; 2) an overview of how and why BLDAs are used in the US-Norwegian defense relationship, 3) a review of different BLDA types, and 4) an overview of key bilateral US-Norwegian defense agreements. ; publishedVersion