Maritime private security : market responses to piracy, terrorism and waterborne security risks in the 21st century / edited by Claude Berube and Patrick Cullen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berube, Claude G., 1966-

Cullen, Patrick, 1974-

Series:

Cass series--naval policy and history ; 48.

CASS series: naval policy and history ; 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Merchant marine--Security measures.

Merchant marine.

Private security services.

Armed merchant ships.

Shipping--Security measures.

Shipping.

Piracy--Prevention.

Piracy.

Maritime terrorism--Prevention.

Maritime terrorism.

Physical Description:

xix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Addressing the timely issues of maritime security in an age of renewed piracy, this collection of seventeen articles on private security options for state and commercial maritime interests explores the rise in private security firms following their recent successes in Iraq and Afghanistan. The volume is divided into sections covering the historical and contemporary market in private maritime security services, private anti-piracy efforts in the private sector, privatization of coast guard services, and private security responses to maritime terrorism. Individual essays address topics such as commercial anti-piracy escorts in the Malacca Strait, private security, maritime protection and surveillance in Somaliland, and understanding modern maritime eco-extremism. The contributors are academics in political science and maritime policy as well as governmental and industry experts in anti-piracy operations. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part I The historical and contemporary market in maritime private security services 1

1 Editors' introduction: the emergence of maritime private security / Claude G. Berube Berube, Claude G., Patrick Cullen Cullen, Patrick 3

2 The United States' use of maritime private security from the War of Independence to the 21st century / James Jay Carafano Carafano, James Jay 13

3 Surveying the market in maritime private security services / Patrick Cullen Cullen, Patrick 25

4 Private gunboats on the horizon? Private security and contemporary naval presence / Christopher Spearin Spearin, Christopher 38

Part II The emergence of private anti-piracy escorts in the commercial sector 49

5 Commercial anti-piracy escorts in the Malacca Strait / Carolin Liss Liss, Carolin 51

6 Private security at sea: a customer's perspective / Gordan Evans Van Hook Hook, Gordan Evans Van 65

7 Anti-piracy escorts in the Gulf of Aden: problems and prospects / Claude G. Berube Berube, Claude G. 74

8 Legal considerations for private naval company armed anti-piracy escorts / Mark Tempest Tempest, Mark 86

Part III The privatization of Coast Guard services 99

9 Privatized maritime security governance in war-torn Sierra Leone / Patrick Cullen Cullen, Patrick 101

10 Private security, maritime protection and surveillance in Somaliland / Stig Hansen Hansen, Stig 113

11 Private security fighting pirates and illegal fishing in Puntland / Christopher Kinsey Kinsey, Christopher 126

12 Securing the offshore oil industry in the Gulf of Guinea / Roger Hawkes Hawkes, Roger 138

Part IV Private security responses to maritime terrorism 151

13 Maritime terrorism: scope, dimensions and potential threat contingencies / Peter Chalk Chalk, Peter 153

14 Commercial risk consulting and management in the maritime sector / Elke Krahmann Krahmann, Elke 181

15 Integrating private security into port security in a post-9/11 environment / Bill Dewitt Dewitt, Bill 193

16 Maritime eco-extremism reconsidered: understanding fourth generation eco-warriors in the modern media age / Brendon J. Mills Mills, Brendon J., Howard R. Ernst Ernst, Howard R. 205

Part V Conclusions and future directions 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415688628

0415688620

9780203126608

0203126602

OCLC:

724640601