Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Securing the Malacca Straits

Index

Index 249 Index 9/11, 18, 25, 31, 52, 90, 110, 113, 163, 175, 201, 238 A Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), xx, xxviii, 39, 46, 60, 67 instances of maritime terrorism and political piracy, 61, 62 kidnappings for ransom, 42, 47, 62, 87, 151 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) compared, 61 Aceh (North Sumatra, Indonesia), frequent occurrence of kidnappings for ransoms, 54 high-risk area for hijacking, 4 piracy and armed robbery, 69 Acehnese nationalism, 56 Achille Lauro hijacking, 3, 20, 89, 177 actionable intelligence, 31–32 Aegis Defence Services, Limited, 65, 120, 129 Maritime Terrorism Report, 30, 120 Afghanistan, 26 “agrarian dominance” policy, 237 Agreement on Safety of Navigation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore 1977, 150 al-Qaeda, xx, xxviii, 56 drugs for weapons, 26 Alondra Rainbow hijacking, 4–6 Ambak Pare group, 44 Anglo-Dutch treaty, 1824, 229, 230, 238 Anglo Marine Overseas Services, 111 anti-piracy defences, in Southeast Asia, 33 anti-piracy products, 126 anti-piracy security, 111 archipelagic concept, 145 basic principles, 141 Archipelagic Doctrine, 142 Archipelagic Outlook, 142 archipelagic states, vs. continental states, 173 Archipelago Act 1960 (Indonesia), 141 arms smuggling, 34 ASEAN, xvi, 134, 243 and China, Declaration on the Code of Conduct in South China Sea 2002, 177 Bangkok Declaration 1967, 169 conflicts of interests between members, 135 conflicts over how Malacca Straits should be safeguarded, 135 Declaration of ASEAN Concord II, 177 Declaration on Transnational Crime 1997, 171 difficulties in establishing cooperation among members, 173 importance in maritime security involvement, 167 importance of role in fighting piracy, xxiii initiatives against piracy, 176–77 Manila Declaration 1987, 170 14 PMaritime Terrorism Index 9/28/06, 2:27 PM 249 250 Index nature of organizational cooperation, 168–70 non-interference principle, 169, 170, 181, 189 Singapore Declaration 1992, 171 unsuccessful in curbing piracy, 167 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), xvi, 180, 181 Statement on Cooperation Against Piracy and Other Threats to Maritime Security, 177, 178, 182 ASEAN Security Community (ASC), 93, 134, 177, 180 “ASEAN Way”, 169, 170 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), xvi Asian economic crisis 1997, 87, 109, 172, 183 impact on piracy, 173–74 “Asian” piracy, 3 similarities with “South American” and “West African” piracy, 3 Associate Marine Officers (Philippines), 49 Australia, reaction to U.S. proposals to patrol Malacca Straits, 94 Australian National Security Service (ANSS), 112 Automatic Identification System (AIS), 78, 95 Automatic Information Systems, 31 aviation industry, fundamental intelligence, 31 aviation security, maritime security compared, 52 B Background Asia, 111 background checks of ship crew, 115 Bali bombings, 47, 58, 157 Bangladesh, number of pirate attacks, 7 barcode system, 211 Batam (Indonesia), 72 Black Village (Riau Islands, Indonesia), xxi pirate dens in, 73–76 Batam port (proposed), 209 Batavia, 232 Blackwater USA, 111 blood diamonds, 26 Border Patrol Coordinating Group, 171 British Admiralty Laws, 6 British Army Brigade of Gurkhas, 118 Build Operate Transfer (BOT) privatization agreement, 213 C Canadian Project Ploughshares, 130 Caojing Chemical Industry Park (China), 211 capability development programmes, 48 Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR), xxiv, 193, 194–96, 243 law-making process, 195 liberal and equal treatment principle, 195 objectives, 194 operations, 195–96 Changi Naval Base (Singapore), 157 Chartered East India Company (VOC), 227 decline of, 228 China efforts to curb piracy due to entry into WTO, 70 Kuming-Yangon oil pipeline proposed, 205–206 oil pipeline, xxv, 205–206 opposes Regional Maritime Security Initiative (RMSI), 94 petroleum imports via Malacca Straits, 202–203, 204 piracy around China, 4 proposed collaboration with ASEAN to safeguard Malacca Straits, 95 reaction to U.S. proposals to patrol Malacca Straits, 94 Chinese Empire advantages over European colonizers, 237 14 PMaritime Terrorism Index 9/28/06, 2:27 PM 250 Index 251 appeal from Malacca in relation to Portugese seizure, 231 Canton System overseeing trade with Europe in 18th century, 233 historical attacks by Japanese pirates, 222 historical trade relations with Portugal in 16th century, 231 historical trade relations with The Netherlands in 17th century, 232 tea trade with U.K., 233 tributary system of trading, 223, 237 Chronology of Significant International Terrorist Incidents (U.S. State Department), 29 Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Philippines), 49 Clark Air Force Base, 171 close-in defence, 158 closed sea regime, 140 CLS (satellite tracking system operator), 21 Coast Watch Stations, 49 coastal states, xxiii, 137 characteristics, 138 conflict with maritime nations, 140, 141 maritime nations, conflict of interests, xxiii, 147 maritime...