Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: History, Causes and Remedies

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Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia Piracy_half&title.indd 1 3/11/07 11:56:43 PM The IIAS/ISEAS Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia is an initiative to catalyse research on the topic of piracy and robbery in the Asian seas. Considerable attention in the popular media has been directed to maritime piracy in recent years reflecting the fact/perception that piracy is again a growing concern for coastal nations of the world. The epicentre of global pirate activity is the congested sea-lanes of Southeast Asia but attacks have been registered in wide-scattered regions of the world. The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a post-doctoral research centre based in Leiden and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. IIAS’ main objective is to encourage Asian studies in the humanities and social sciences — and their interaction with other sciences — by promoting national and international co-operation in these fields. IIAS publications reflect the broad scope of the Institute’s interests. The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) was established in Singapore as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. ISEAS Publishing has issued over 2,000 scholarly books and journals since 1972. IIAS/ISEAS Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia Series Advisory Board • Professor Alfred Soons Institute for the Law of the Sea, Utrecht, The Netherlands • Professor Hasjim Djalal Department of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Jakarta, Indonesia • Professor Dr J.L. Blussé van Oud-Alblas Leiden University, The Netherlands • Professor Togo Kazuhiko Princeton University/IIAS • Professor Jean-Luc Domenach Sciences-Po, Paris, Italy/ Tsinghua University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China • Dr Mark Valencia Maritime Policy Expert, Hawaii, United States • Vice-Admiral Mihir Roy Society for Indian Ocean Studies, Delhi, India • Dr Peter Chalk Rand Corporation, California, United States • Dr Stein Tönnesson International Peace Research Institute, Norway • Dr John Kleinen University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Professor James Warren Murdoch University, Australia • Mr Tanner Campbell Maritime Intelligence Group, Washington, D.C., United States 00 ContemMP Prelims 3/8/07, 9:51 AM 2 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore International Institute for Asian Studies, The Netherlands Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia History, Causes and Remedies Adam J. Young IIAS/ISEAS Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia Piracy_half&title.indd 2 3/11/07 11:56:43 PM First published in Singapore in 2007 by ISEAS Publishing Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Singapore 119614 E-mail: publish@iseas.edu.sg Website: http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg First published in Europe in 2007 by International Institute for Asian Studies P.O. Box 9515 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands E-mail: iias@let.leidenuniv.nl Website: http://www.iias.nl All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.© 2007 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the author and his interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of the publishers or their supporters. ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Young, Adam J. Contemporary maritime piracy in Southeast Asia : history, causes and remedies. 1. Pirates—Southeast Asia. 2. Sea control—International cooperation. I. Title. DS526.7 Y69 2007 ISBN 978-981-230-407-0 (hard cover) ISBN 978-981-230-731-6 (PDF) Typeset by Superskill Graphics Pte Ltd Printed in Singapore by Seng Lee Press Pte Ltd 00 ContemMP Prelims 3/8/07, 9:51 AM 4 ...