Oceans of Crime: Maritime Piracy and Transnational Security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh

Contents

CONTENTS Maps, Tables, and Photos xi List of Abbreviations xv Acknowledgements xvii Introduction 1 A Brief Historical Overview of Piracy in Southeast Asia 1 Contemporary Maritime Piracy — A Chimera? 6 The Significance of Piracy: The Objectives and Str ucture of this Study 9 Part I: Contemporary Piracy in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh 19 1. Pirate Attacks on Merchant Vessels in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh, 1980–2006 21 Introduction 21 Piracy in Southeast Asia in the 1980s 22 Piracy in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh from the Early 1990s to 2006 23 Conclusion 45 2. Piracy and Fishers: Attacks on Small Craft in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh 55 Introduction 55 Attacks on and by Fishers since the Late 1970s 56 Attacks on Yachts and Fishing Vessels from 1990 to 2006 61 Conclusion 89 00 Oceans_Crime Prelims 12/14/10, 2:47 PM 7 viii Contents Part II: The Sea 97 3. The Fishing Industry 99 Introduction 99 Fishing in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh 100 Fishers and/as Pirates 109 Beyond Piracy — Security Implications 118 Conclusion 125 4. Merchant Shipping 135 Introduction 135 International Regulatory Regimes 136 Exploitation of Security Weaknesses by Pirates 149 Beyond Piracy — Security Implications 157 Conclusion 161 Part III: The Dark Side 171 5. Organized Crime 173 Introduction 173 Organized Crime 174 Organized Crime and Piracy 183 Beyond Piracy — Security Implications 201 Conclusion 207 6. Terrorist and Guerrilla Movements 220 Introduction 220 Terrorists and Guerrillas 221 Terrorists and Guerrillas and/as Pirates 230 Beyond Piracy — Security Implications 244 Conclusion 251 Part IV: Counter-Forces 265 7. State Responses to Piracy 267 Introduction 267 States, Borders, and Militaries in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh 268 00 Oceans_Crime Prelims 12/14/10, 2:47 PM 8 Contents ix Resources and Corruption — The Impact upon Piracy 275 Beyond Piracy — Security Implications 303 Conclusion 309 8. Privatizing the Fight against Piracy 321 Introduction 321 Privatization of Security 322 Privatizing the Fight against Piracy 328 Piracy and Beyond — Security Implications 331 Conclusion 347 Conclusion 359 Appendix 1 363 Appendix 2 366 Bibliography 369 Index 407 About the Author 426 00 Oceans_Crime Prelims 12/14/10, 2:47 PM 9 Oceans of Crime 12 Oceans_Crime Author 12/14/10, 2:58 PM 426 ...