Combating “maritime terrorism” off the coast of Somalia

Anja Shortland () and Marc Vothknecht

European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, vol. 27, issue S1, S133-S151

Abstract: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008 to 2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of terrorism and 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 deterred pirates from forming alliances with Islamist movements and may therefore made a major contribution to international security.

Keywords: Piracy; Somalia; Counter-terrorism; Law and economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F19 K42 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.03.004

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