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1 results foundAuthor: Herbert-Burns, Rupert Title: Countering Piracy, Trafficking, and Terrorism: Ensuring Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Summary: Multiple sources of insecurity afflict many of the countries that rim the Indian Ocean. These challenges include simmering conflicts between Persian Gulf states; terrorism in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Saudi Arabia; insurgency in Yemen and Iraq; state failure, civil war, and famine in Somalia; high-volume trafficking of drugs from Afghanistan via Pakistan and Iran; and piracy and armed robbery at sea. Not all of these security concerns have occurred at peak intensity at the same time, and thus it is arguable that they have been addressed ‘sufficiently’ on an ‘if and when’ basis. Even so, these risks threaten one of the most critical strategic and trading spaces in the world. The Persian Gulf remains the global market’s most important source of crude oil, while the northern Indian Ocean constitutes a key sector of the globe’s east-west-east trading belt. For this reason, it is all the more remarkable that these issues have not previously caused a greater holistic security breakdown in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). As trends that have particularly worrisome security implications continue to evolve, it is conceivable that the conflated pressures of insurgent conflict, terrorism, political insecurity, illicit trafficking of all kinds, and piracy and vessel hijacking will outstrip the international and regional community’s ability to effectively respond to those issues in a sustained fashion. Decision-makers must now confront the logic of adopting a ‘management’ approach to these challenges. However, successful management of a security challenge of this magnitude, complexity, and interconnectedness requires policy coherence, imagination, longevity of participation, and considerable resources. Amidst the existential pressures of geopolitical fragility, internal political upheaval, insurgency, famine, and inter-state tensions, there is now a growing danger that the specific threats from terrorism, trafficking, and piracy will not get the resources and policy attention they require, and could therefore increase further in the near term and beyond. The purpose of this paper is to offer a concise appraisal of the current state of the primary maritime security challenges in the IOR, explore in greater detail the evolution of some key trends, and offer some pointers for policymakers and stakeholders as to what solutions and strategy adaptations might be worth considering going forward. Details: Washington, DC: The Henry L. Stimson Center, 2012. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 7, 2012 at http://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/research-pdfs/Indian_Ocean_Rising_Chapter_2_1.pdf Year: 2012 Country: International URL: http://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/research-pdfs/Indian_Ocean_Rising_Chapter_2_1.pdf Shelf Number: 125336 Keywords: Maritime Crime (Indian Ocean)Maritime Security (Indian Ocean)Pirates/Piracy (Indian Ocean)Terrorism (Indian Ocean)Trafficking (Indian Ocean) |