New Pirates (e-bog) af Andrew Palmer, Palmer
Andrew Palmer, Palmer (forfatter)

New Pirates e-bog

317,82 DKK (inkl. moms 397,28 DKK)
Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and...
E-bog 317,82 DKK
Forfattere Andrew Palmer, Palmer (forfatter)
Forlag I.B. Tauris
Udgivet 15 august 2014
Længde 400 sider
Genrer Organized crime
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780857734938
Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and insurance industries and also considers the role of international bodies like the UN and the International Maritime Bureau, international law and the development of advanced naval and military measures. He shows how this 'new' piracy is rooted in the geopolitics and socio-economic conditions of the late-20th century where populations live on the margins and where weak or 'failed states' can encourage criminal activity and even international terrorism. Somalia is considered to be the nest of piracy, but hotspots include not only the Red Sea region, but also the whole Indian Ocean, West Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and the South China Seas.