Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia

Anja Shortland () and Marc Vothknecht

No 47, Economics of Security Working Paper Series from DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Piracy; Somalia; counter-terrorism; law and economics; deterrence; naval intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F19 K42 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 p.
Date: 2011
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