Piracy on the high seas / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Debra A., editor.

Series:

At issue. International politics.

At issue. International politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maritime terrorism.

Piracy.

Hijacking of ships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Somali Pirates Cost Global Economy "18 Billion a Year"

2. Piracy Takes a Heavy Human Toll

3. Piracy is Linked with Terrorism in Somalia

4. Pirates should be Treated as Terrorists

5. Pirates are not Terrorists

6. The International Multilateral Effort to Combat Piracy Has Succeeded

7. Somali Pirates Now Protecting Illegal Fishing Ships

8. The Global Piracy Problem is Merely Contained

9. The World is No Closer to Solving the Piracy Problem

10. The International Community Must Maintain Its Efforts to Combat Piracy

11. The Next Step should be Prosecuting Major Pirate Kingpins

12. Investments in Technology Could Help Solve the Piracy Problem

13. Ending Somali Piracy: Go After the System, not Just the Pirates

14. Somalia is Already Implementing Onshore Tactics to End Piracy Problems

Organizations to Contact

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780737776485

073777648X

OCLC:

930684371