Historically one of the greatest epicenters of piracy has been in the waters of South and Southeast Asia. If the region, already home to private maritime security companies (PMSCs) operating in a variety of capacities and more than one-third of the world’s seaborne-oil trade, faces a resurgence of piracy, it may see a similar growth in PMSCs. This article will touch briefly on the historic precedents, preconditions encouraging the presence of PMSCs, and regional factors affecting their utility.
The following is part of Dead Ends Week at CIMSEC, where we pick apart past experiments and initiatives in the hopes of learning something from those that just didn’t quite pan out. See the rest of the posts here. Dead ends aren’t always failures of the innovation. Sometimes good ideas are drowned by bureaucracies. In the … Continue reading These Dead Ends Go To Eleven→
Claude Berube and Michael Madrid join us to talk about the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum in Annapolis. We discuss the speakers, the themes, and the food. Please enjoy: DOWNLOAD: DEF(X) Annapolis Remember to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Stream Radio! Tell a friend, and rate 5 stars.
By Claude Berube The old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” is imprecise. More accurately, a picture is similar to an inkblot in a Rorschach test in which viewers interpret each image differently. So it is with the former private security firm Blackwater. The recent publication of “Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater … Continue reading The Maritime Story Missing in “Civilian Warriors”→
