Since the new century, we have witnessed the fast evolution of pirate attack modes in terms
of locations, time, used weapons, and targeted ships. It reveals that the current …

New information technologies are beneficial for ship operations in terms of safety and
utilisation of company resources. However, new cybercrime threats have emergedaffecting …

Southeast Asian states are frequently viewed as jealously guarding their sovereignty and
unwilling to delegate authority to multilateral organisations or private actors. In the …

In this article, we demonstrate that the ocean is a space of politics and explore the what,
who, and how of ocean governance. We first sketch the governance architecture and …

What explains the rise of maritime private military security companies (PMSCs)? How do
they differ from land-based PMSCs? I argue that PMSCs have become major providers of …

In recent decades, new public-private policing assemblages everywhere have constituted
new forms of authority and political order in the contemporary world. Part of a broader …

Italy has traditionally been wary of private providers of security. Still, private military and
security companies (PMSCs) have recently started to play an important role in protecting …

Hybrid Maritime Security Governance and Limited Statehood in the Gulf of Guinea: A
Nigerian Case Study Page 1 VOLUME 22, ISSUE 3 ©Centre of Military and Strategic Studies …

Maritime piracy has emerged as the principal manifestation of maritime insecurity in modern
times and has been a catalyst for an array of international counter-piracy activities. This …

This article discusses the use of PCASPs as an alternative or additional layer of protection
on board ships in the fight against maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea from an …