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Reason
July 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Paying the Pirate's Price Do the economics of piracy demand the privatization of the sea?   |
Salon.com
July 2, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek |
"The Pirate Hunter" by Richard Zacks A thrilling and tragic new book about Captain Kidd reveals that the infamous buccaneer was actually a man of honor wrongly accused. |
Smithsonian
August 2007
Paul Raffaele |
The Pirate Hunters Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas. |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011
Robert Young Pelton |
Somali Pirates' Rich Returns Imagine if you could invest $100,000 to control a $200 million asset for three months and sell it back to the owners for $10 million - tax-free. That's the Somali pirate way. |
National Defense
April 2010
Frodl & Manoyan |
Somali Piracy Tactics Evolve; Threats Could Expand Globally Underwriters and shippers are as concerned about what the United States and other powers won't do against Somali pirates, as they are about what the pirates will do against ships they insure, own and operate. |
| AskMen.com |
Fishermen Overpower Pirates The crew of two Egyptian fishing vessels overpowered Somali pirates after being held hostage for four months and, with machetes and tools, killed at least two pirates before sailing to freedom, a pirate and businessman said Friday. |
Wired
June 22, 2009
Scott Carney |
An Economic Analysis of the Somali Pirate Business Model The rough fishermen of the so-called Somali coast guard are unrepentant criminals, yes, but they're more than that. They're innovators. |
Popular Mechanics
September 29, 2008
David Axe |
4 Fronts for Pirate-Navy Battle as U.S. Descends on Captured Ship The U.S. Navy's response to a pirated small arms cargo vessel may signal a new stage in the cat-and-mouse game of modern-day piracy. |
National Defense
December 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Marines to Build Mock Container Ship for Counter-Piracy Training The Marine Corps is planning to build a three-story mock container ship on a plot of land at Camp Lejeune, N.C., so special operators can practice clearing out pirates from hijacked vessels. |
America's Civil War
Glenn F. Williams |
Uncle Sam's Webfeet Organization and training were essential to coordinate the activities of the hundreds of men who crewed a Union man-of-war. |
National Defense
March 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Hijacked Super Tanker Exposes Vulnerability of Energy Supplies The hijacking on the high seas by Somali pirates of a super tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil destined for the United States created many troubling precedents and makes the vulnerability of energy supplies quite clear. |
National Defense
August 2012
Sandra Erwin |
Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business Over the past several years, successful ship hijackings have begun to take a toll on the world's economy as Somalia-based pirates have expanded their area of influence beyond the East Coast of Africa, analysts said. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Monica Heger |
Technology vs. Pirates Unmanned aircraft may be the best bet to fight Somalian piracy. |
National Defense
December 2012
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy One of the least understood global security threats is the ongoing struggle to contain piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. |
CIO
November 15, 2002
Tom Wailgum |
Where the Pirates Are A website helps shippers with information about where pirating and robberies frequently occur. |
National Defense
May 2012
Michael G. Frodl |
Pirates Exploiting Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Maritime Industry The increasingly common hacking attacks on government and private computer networks are now being perpetrated on companies and organizations involved in the burgeoning private maritime security industry. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2009
Rich Smith |
Raytheon vs. Pirates It's time to get Active (Denial System) about the threat to merchant shipping. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Seven Strategies to Foil the Product Pirates Find creative ways to keep the secrets of your technology to yourself. |
Reason
July 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Pirates Ahoy! Piracy -- the sort involving eye patches and parrots, not folks who sell bootleg DVDs -- has been on the upswing in recent years. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Rich Smith |
Stupid Pirate Tricks As the recent La Somme incident suggests, there just might be an easy solution to the Somali pirate problem. |
National Defense
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
As the Cost of Sailors Rises, Navy Finds Ways to Get Them Off Ships Navy ships in the future may go to sea with fewer, but perhaps happier sailors. |
National Defense
November 2010
Michael G. Frodl |
Attack Against Oil Tanker Shows Why Terrorists and Pirates May Join Forces One night in late July, the Mitsui-owned MV M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker laden with crude and headed for Japan, experienced a "blast" against its hull as it approached the Strait of Hormuz. |
National Defense
September 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels. |
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna |
LCS Training Strategy Mixes Education and Video Games Earlier this year, Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions was awarded $300 million worth of contracts to provide video game-style training to sailors for the littoral combat ship crews. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Rich Smith |
Help Wanted: Pirates Piracy off the Somali coast is taking a heavy toll on shippers such as DryShips and Frontline. Which defense stock will be first to profit from the piracy problem? |
Popular Mechanics
October 31, 2007
Erik Sofge |
Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates on the High-Speed Seas Piracy has exploded in nearby waters and their booty is high-tech communication gear. |
National Defense
January 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Maritime 'Target Drones' Used In Counter-Piracy Training As pirates continue to use small boats to swarm and hijack cargo ships, naval forces increasingly will be employing unmanned systems to help train merchant seaman to fend off attackers. |
Information Today
June 2009
K. Matthew Dames |
Intellectual Property: Why the Frame of `Piracy' Matters What does piracy really mean? The term's definition and history are important along with the reasons why its continued misrepresentation matters to the country's copyright policy. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2009
David Williamson |
Invest in Your Favorite Somali Pirate Somali pirates have set up a functional stock market, with each gang as a company. |
U.S. CPSC
May 27, 2004 |
Front Porch Classics Recall of "Old Century Dread Pirate " Coffee Table Games The surface coating and the metal in the ships contain lead and pose a risk of lead poisoning to young children. A child could ingest lead by swallowing a broken part of the ship or by repeatedly mouthing the ships. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Rich Duprey |
CEC Under Pirate Attack Hedge fund activist Pirate Capital takes a large stake in the kid-oriented pizza-and-party operation. Investors, is this good or bad? Take note. |
Reason
May 2008
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Pirate Capitalism In The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism, author Matt Mason discusses that piracy is now an accepted business model, and competitive enough to be a major threat to traditional businesses going forward. |
