03444nam 2200721 a 450 991022013180332120200520144314.01-281-43021-80-8330-4528-8(CKB)1000000000539633(EBL)357989(OCoLC)476183049(SSID)ssj0000197898(PQKBManifestationID)11189167(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197898(PQKBWorkID)10169877(PQKB)10347742(Au-PeEL)EBL357989(CaPaEBR)ebr10246316(Au-PeEL)EBL4970026(CaONFJC)MIL143021(OCoLC)1027161919(MiAaPQ)EBC357989(MiAaPQ)EBC4970026(EXLCZ)99100000000053963320080401d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe maritime dimension of international security terrorism, piracy, and challenges for the United States /Peter Chalk1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND20081 online resource (81 p.)"The research presented here was sponsored within RAND's Project AirForce (PAF) Strategy and Doctrine Program, as part of a wider effort exploring new concepts for joint U.S. air-naval operations"--Pref.0-8330-4299-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-59).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Piracy; Scope and Dimensions; Factors Accounting for the Emergence of Piracy in the Contemporary Era; The Dangers of Piracy; CHAPTER THREE Maritime Terrorism; CHAPTER FOUR A Piracy-Terrorism Nexus?; CHAPTER FIVE Relevance to the United States; Threat Priorities; Principal Security Initiatives Spearheaded by the United States; CHAPTER SIX Policy Recommendations; APPENDIX Selected High-Profile Maritime TerroristIncidents, 1961-2004; ReferencesThe vast size and highly unregulated nature of the world's waterways have. made the maritime environment an increasingly attractive theater for. perpetrators of transnational violence. Piracy and sea-borne terrorism have. been on the rise since 2000. While the United States has spearheaded several. important initiatives to improve maritime security, the author urges. policymakers to consider four additional measures to safeguard the world's. oceans.Merchant marineSecurity measuresUnited StatesSecurity, InternationalShippingSecurity measuresMaritime terrorismPreventionTerrorismPreventionPiracyPreventionUnified operations (Military science)United StatesMerchant marineSecurity measuresSecurity, International.ShippingSecurity measures.Maritime terrorismPrevention.TerrorismPrevention.PiracyPrevention.Unified operations (Military science)359/.030973Chalk Peter674558MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220131803321The maritime dimension of international security2442579UNINA