Arbeitspapier

Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large number of in depth interviews. Counter-piracy operations are a qualified success: their main effects are the stabilisation of attacks at a high level and the substitution between the relatively well protected transit corridor in the Gulf of Aden and the open sea. However, the counter-piracy measures appear to deter pirates from forming alliances with Islamist movements and may therefore make a major contribution to international security.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Economics of Security Working Paper ; No. 47

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Trade: Other
Thema
Piracy
Somalia
counter-terrorism
law and economics
deterrence
naval intervention

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Shortland, Anja
Vothknecht, Marc
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2011

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Shortland, Anja
  • Vothknecht, Marc
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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