Beyond the sea : fighting piracy in Southeast Asia

Policy makers should extend the battle against piracy from the high seas to onshore. As seen in Somalia and the upsurge of piracy off the Riau Archipelago, the condition of the state on land is the key to the fight against piracy. (This i...

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Main Author: Frecon, Eric
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91109
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6532
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Policy makers should extend the battle against piracy from the high seas to onshore. As seen in Somalia and the upsurge of piracy off the Riau Archipelago, the condition of the state on land is the key to the fight against piracy. (This is an update of the commentary published on 21 December 2009 to clarify the locations of the piracy incidents.)