The SAIS Review of International Affairs

Tag: piracy

Supplement to the Summer/Fall 2013 Issue: Terror on the Seas: Assessing the Threat of Modern Day Piracy

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date February 10, 2014

Maritime piracy is a major post-Cold War challenge to U.S. and international security. While the Greater Gulf of Aden represents the face of modern maritime piracy, the threat is larger than just the Puntland region of Somalia and the Bab el-Mandeb waterway. Brandon Prins, Ursula Daxevker, and Amanda Sanford look at the current threats posed by modern-day piracy.

Tags amanda sanford, arabian sea, brandon prins, economics, maritime security, piracy, security, somalia, stability, ursula daxecker

Editors' Updates

Editor’s Picks, December 30 – January 3

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date January 3, 2014

The best of the Internet on maritime resources and sovereignty for late December and early January.

Tags antarctica, arctic, China, east china sea, piracy, sovereignty, yaniv barzilai

Africa Economics Events Governance & Law Security & Conflict

Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges Panel

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date December 30, 2013

On December 9th, the SAIS Review welcomed Caitlyn Antrim, James Bridger, and William Komiss for the “Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges” panel in Rome Auditorium.

Tags caitlyn antrim, james bridger, lauren caldwell, maritime security, oil chokepoints, piracy, rachel ostrow, somalia, southeast asia, the arctic, the law of the sea, william komiss

Africa Economics Governance & Law Interviews Security & Conflict

An Interview with Vanda Felbab-Brown

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date December 9, 2013

Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, discusses her research on piracy, enforcement and illegal fishing with Assistant Editor Bartholomew Thanhauser.

Tags bartholomew thanhauser, illegal fishing, maritime security, piracy, pirates, security, Vanda Felbab-Brown

Africa Governance & Law Policy & Politics Security & Conflict

Somali Autonomy and the Failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force

Post author By The SAIS Review
Post date November 12, 2013

Evan Fowler, a second-year master’s candidate at SAIS, examines the political and economic forces that contributed to the rise of piracy in Somalia, and the failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force in combating piracy.

Tags Africa, Gulf of Aden, piracy, PMPF, police, puntland, security, somalia