Countering piracy in the modern era : : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century / / Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger.

• Superior document: Conference proceedings
• Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.); Chalk, Peter.
• TeilnehmendeR: Smallman, Laurence.; Burger, Nicholas.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation) ; CF-269-OSD.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (23 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."; "RAND National Defense Research Institute."; "CF-269-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.

In March 2009, the RAND Corporation convened a small group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and academic organizations to discuss piracy in the modern era. Participants concluded that mitigating the complex nature of maritime crime requires the input of all stakeholders--state, national, private, and nongovernmental--and must embrace measures beyond the reactive deployment of naval assets.

Table of Contents

Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century -- The current legal framework for countering piracy -- The economic burden imposed by piracy -- Anti-piracy off the Horn of Africa and the opportunities for interstate collaboration -- The wisdom of using armed contractors to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden -- The extent to which industry talks as single voice in terms of maritime security -- How to confront piracy off the Horn of Africa.