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Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area. Never truly having receded into a romanticized past, seaborne banditry's rapid growth was stimulated by low risks and increasingly high rewards. Currently, obsolete, incomplete and complicating structures and norms of governance, together with advances in technology, enable a lucrative business model for pirates, as they effectively operate with impunity and claim increasing ransoms. Beginning with an overview and historical development of piracy and the relevant maritime governance structures, this work progresses to examine how 20th century shifts in global governance norms and structures eventually left the high seas open for predatory attacks on one of the worlds fastest growing and essential industries. Moving through contemporary debates about how to best combat piracy, the work concludes that the solution to a chronic global problem requires a long-term, holistic, and inclusive approach. Examining militaristic, legalist and humanitarian strategies and offering a critical evaluation of the various problems they bring, this work will be of great interest to all students and scholars of international law, international organizations and maritime security.

The resurgence of maritime piracy has generated a renewed interest in the subject across a number of different disciplines, including law, history, and security studies. Robert Haywood and Roberta Spivak's work draws from each of these fields to provide a succinct overview of the issues surrounding both contemporary piracy and counterpiracy operations. The authors, both affiliated with the Oceans beyond Piracy project, focus on how pirates are able to operate in the twenty-first century in the face of all the advances in military technol- ogy. Their answer highlights ineffective governance at the local and global levels, as well as outdated institutions and laws meant to deal with piracy.

1. Piracy : the nature of the problem -- 2. History -- 3. The nuts and bolts of twenty-first century maritime governance relevant to combating piracy -- 4. Evolving norms and conventions -- 5. Current debates -- 6. Key gaps and criticisms -- 7. Emerging trends and future directions.

"Maritime Piracy and Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.

Discusses trends observed in terms of incidents, types of attack, location, and other factors, and analyzes the main countermeasures taken, 1989-97; some focus on need to strengthen regional and international action against piracy. Piracy is defined by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as any act of boarding any vessel with the intent to commit theft or other crime, and with the capability to use force in furtherance of the act.

The current definition of piracy is completely inadequate as a tool for policymakers. The leading statistics & reporting systems are misleading. Most acts cited are not classic boarding & hijacking of merchant vessels on the high seas. A reformulation of the definition of piracy will help focus efforts at combating the scourge. Adapted from the source document.