Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money: Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Modern World
Many believe that pirates and other water-bound terrorists present a significant threat to international maritime security. Testing the validity of this claim, Martin N. Murphy scrutinizes recent incidents of maritime terrorism and locates the commonalities between pirates and maritime terrorists that enable them to commit their extensive crimes. Murphy's research opens up surprising sites of contact between pirates and wider criminal networks, organizations that pursue their corrupt agendas...
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Many believe that pirates and other water-bound terrorists present a significant threat to international maritime security. Testing the validity of this claim, Martin N. Murphy scrutinizes recent incidents of maritime terrorism and locates the commonalities between pirates and maritime terrorists that enable them to commit their extensive crimes. Murphy's research opens up surprising sites of contact between pirates and wider criminal networks, organizations that pursue their corrupt agendas not only on sea but also on land. It is these relationships, Murphy argues, that bring about the destabilization of states and regions in which piracy occurs.Murphy's most significant revelation is the way in which maritime criminality may disguise insurgent and terrorist activity, allowing such actors greater freedom to maneuver. Although these acts currently rank as a low-level threat, priacy feeds off of political upheaval. Before they can evolve into a truly powerful and dangerous force, however, maritime terrorists and insurgents will have to overcome significant operational and technical issues. They must also capture the attention of an international audience by committing atrocities at sea that are as devastating as those committed on land.
\ Financial Times - Stephen Fidler\ A valiant effort... its sobriety and scope should make it essential for professionals in shipping, insurance, risk management, and security.\ \ \ \ \ \ RUSI - J. Peter Pham\ Specialists and general readers alike will find Murphy's broad, systematic treatment of the subject an excellent starting point.\ \ \ \ Naval War College ReviewThis book sets the standard for future serious works on piracy and maritime terrorism.\ \ \ \ \ \ Canadian Naval ReviewTimely and relevant.\ \ \ \ \ \ Financial TimesA valiant effort... its sobriety and scope should make it essential for professionals in shipping, insurance, risk management, and security.\ — Stephen Fidler\ \ \ \ \ \ RUSISpecialists and general readers alike will find Murphy's broad, systematic treatment of the subject an excellent starting point.\ — J. Peter Pham\ \ \ \ \ \ Naval War College ReviewThis book sets the standard for future serious works on piracy and maritime terrorism.\ — Claude Berube\ \ \ \ \ \ CHOICEMurphy has produced an excellent, exhaustively researched work that should serve scholars, policy makers, and general readers well... Highly recommended.\ \ \ \ \ \ Naval Institute ProceedingsThis timely book sheds leight on the complexities of a problem that at first glance seems relatively simple, and in so doing, provides valuable insight for those who would counter this blight on international trade.\ \ \ \ \ \ Canadian Naval ReviewTimely and relevant.\ — Dave Mugridge\ \ \ \ \ \ ChoiceMurphy has produced an excellent, exhaustively researched work that should serve scholars, policy makers, and general readers well... Highly recommended.\ \
