Beyond the sea : fighting piracy in Southeast Asia

• Main Author: Frecon, Eric
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91109; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6532
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...