Terrorism Goes to Sea

The article discusses how pirate attacks on ship tripled in the decade prior to 2004, and emphasizes the link between piracy and terrorism. Not only has piracy never been eradicated, but the number of pirate attacks on ships has olso tripled in the past decade--putting piracy at its highest level in...

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Main Author: Luft, Gal.
Other Authors: Anne Korin
Format: Book
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Summary:The article discusses how pirate attacks on ship tripled in the decade prior to 2004, and emphasizes the link between piracy and terrorism. Not only has piracy never been eradicated, but the number of pirate attacks on ships has olso tripled in the past decade--putting piracy at its highest level in modern history. And contrary to the stereotype, today's pirates are often trained fighters aboard speedboats equipped with satellite phones and global positioning systems and armed with automatic weapons, antitank missiles, and grenades. Most disturbingly, the scourges of piracy and terrorism are increasingly intertwined: piracy on the high seas is becoming a key tactic of terrorist groups. unlike the pirates are maritime terrorists with an ideological bent and a borad political agenda. This nexus of piracy and terrorism is especially dangerous for energy markets: most of the world's oil and gas is shipped through the world's most piracy-infested waters.