MARITIME TERRORISM. THE “STEALTH” THREAT FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
MARITIME TERRORISM. THE “STEALTH” THREAT FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Author(s): Krzysztof KubiakSubject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Maritime Terrorism; International Security;
Summary/Abstract: In spite of a relatively large number of criminal acts that have occurred at sea after World War II, violence in this area has been marginalized and equated with piracy. In a prevailing view, this experience has been associated with poor countries challenged by domestic conflicts, underdeveloped and unable to exercise effective control over coastal areas. According to the majority of opinions, unlawful activities at sea have had only a small impact on international security, global sea trade and the economic situation of the leading countries in the world. Even the often reappearing information about the acquisition of ever more advanced technical capabilities by organizations engaged in this activity could not alter this view. It was only a suicide bomb attack on the modern American destroyer Cole re-fuelling at the port of Aden plus the events of 11 September 2001 that forced a verification of these reassuring assessments incompatible with reality.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 72-81
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English