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

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Index 151 Index A Abu Sayyaf, 74 Aceh, 69, 72, 88, 121 Achille Lauro, 132, 133 adaptation of piracy, 98 agrarian capitalism, 66 AK-47, 88 anak raja, 26 Alondra Rainbow, 76 Andaya, Leonard, 54 animo furandi, 7, 45, 49 Anna Sierra, 77 anti-piracy devices, 93 anti-piracy vessels, 119 Arafura Sea, 102 Archipelago Doctrine, 105 archipelago waters, 133 Arroyo, 72 ASEAN-based security forum, 84 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), 83 Asian economic crisis, 18, 61 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 79, 82, 124 Aung-Thwin, Michael, 15, 23, 75 Austronesian migration, 50 Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), 61, 74 B Bajau, 53, 60, 62, 63 Bajau Laut, 62, 71 Balangingi, 38, 49, 53 Bankoff, 66 banking, 45 Barbary States, 55 Batam, 66, 67 Batongbacal, 115 Battle of Beting Marau, 55 Bay of Bengal, 2 bilateral agreements, 83 black market, 73 Borneo, 35, 49 British intervention, 88 British ship, 54 broad-based survival economy, 25 Brookes, 36, 37 Brunei, 80 Brunei Sultanate, 36 Bugis, 28–29, 88 Burma 75 see also Myanmar Burnett, John, 79, 91, 92 C cannons, 44 capital improvements low level of, 60 capitalism, 66 case studies, 28–42 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 109 Cash, Johnny, 19 Chia-Tan, 26 China, 68, 77 imports, 2 Chinese/Vietnamese, 88 Chiang-p’ing, 29 Chinese, 29–31 Chinese government restrictions, 30 Ch’ing, 30, 31 07 ContemMP Index 3/8/07, 9:54 AM 151 152 REGIONAL SECURITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: BEYOND THE ASEAN WAY Choong, Noel, 73, 84 Chola Empire, 33 chronic poverty, 31 civil law jurisdictions, 81 clubs, 118 co-operative patrols, 85 coastal fringes, 25 colonial powers challenges, 48 colonialism, 47 Comite Maritime International, 119 commercial shipping groups, 123 commercial vessels disadvantageous situation, 92 lack of mobility, 93 complimentary technology, 95 consumer price indices, 61 contemporary maritime piracy causative factors, 57–113 roots of, 114, 125 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA), 4, 9, 80, 81, 82, 131, 132 corruption, 76–79, 121 criminal activity literature on, 56 criminal organizations, 98 criminal threat of piracy, 87 crossroads ancient and contemporary, 2 D Darul Islam, 73 Davao, 74 decay theory, 34 Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, 121 discontinuities, 67 domestic priority designation, 85–86 drugs, 59 Dutch, 41, 43 Dupont, 95 E East Java, 28 economic crisis, 61–62 economic damage, 86 economic development, 58, 59, 120 causing rapid marginalization, 61 weak, 3 economic fallout, 2 economic implications, 126 economic opportunities failure to offer, 63 economic patterns, 24 economic processes control of, 33 endemic and intrinsic nature, 24 epistemological considerations, 4–6 European firearm technology, 44 European imperialism prior to, 47 European knowledge, 48 European maps, 45 European vessels, 44 European warships, 43 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), 62, 70, 103 extortion rackets, 59 F falsified documents, 59 financial difficulties, 85 financial problems, 72 fishermen, 97 Thai, 60, 61 fishing, 60 fishing catches, 60 decline in, 60 fishing grounds, 97 fishing season, 66 forged documents, 59 G geography physical and cultural, 70–71 07 ContemMP Index 3/8/07, 9:54 AM 152 Index 153 Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), 73 global positioning system (GPS), 93 global security plan, 84 globalization, 59, 61 Gomes, 37 governments involvement in piracy, 2 see also states gross domestic product (GDP), 58 Grotius, Hugo, 7 guerilla tactics, 96 Gulf of Thailand, 39, 61, 62 H hazardous material, 2 head-hunting, 37 head-taking, 53 historical accounts, 5 historical continuities, 67, 86–90 historical discontinuities, 86–90 historical piracy causative factors, 46–49 history and political literature, 15 HMS Dido, 36 Hobsbawm, 58, 65, 67 Hong Kong, 62 hostages, 95 hostes humani generis, 7, 45, 49 hot pursuit issue, 83 hub of power illegitimate, 17 I Iban, 35–38, 36, 37, 42, 88 piracy, 36, 38 raiders, 45 raids, 36 Ibn Battutah, 26 Illanun, 27, 51 Illanun raids, 36 illegal fishing, 60, 111 illegal trade activities, 30 illegal trade networks, 88 illicit activities, 69 IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (IMBPRC ), 73, 122 independence struggle for, 72 India, 2 Indian Ocean, 2 Indonesia, 60, 66, 69, 70, 72, 83, 84, 116 boundaries, 87 massive unemployment, 61 navy ships, 111 offline incomes, 78 political circles, 86 unemployment, 93 Indonesian military, 72 information gathering, 122 information technology use of, 95 institutionalized social security lack of, 58 insurance rates, 2 insurrections, 88 intelligence, 94–95 sharing of, 118 inter-village raids, 64 interconnectedness maritime regions...