Showing posts with label piracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label piracy. Show all posts
Monday, August 10, 2020

Reputation among thieves: ransomware and kidnapping

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Like everyone else, I occasionally get notifications of data breaches from organizations with which I have digital relations.  Often the bre...
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Ransom as a repugnant transaction--the U.S. relaxes its position

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The U.S. is revisiting laws and policies against paying ransom to pirates, terrorists and other hostage takers. In New Hostage Policy, U....
Sunday, October 3, 2010

Piracy watch: can security off the coast of Somalia be privatized?

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Steve Leider writes: Piracy season is resuming off the coast of Africa with the end of the monsoon season.  Several attacks have already...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Somali Pirates

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U.S. Forces Free Ship From Somali Pirates "American officials said the rescue appeared to be the first time the American military had...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Brokers for pirate ransom

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Suppose your ship were hijacked by Somali pirates, and you wanted to ransom it and the crew. How would you go about it?  You would need a mi...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Piracy and anti-piracy: recent developments

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Russian Destroyer Frees Hijacked Oil Tanker (May 6, 2010) "Cmdr. John Harbour, a spokesman for the European force, said Thursday that ...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Piracy and armed merchantmen

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Why is this headline such an outlier? Cruise ship opens fire to beat back Somali pirates One reason is that ship owners are concerned abou...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Pirate ransom: counterparty risk in the endgame

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The NY Times reports that Hijacked Arms Ship Limps Into Port (this is the Ukranian ship full of Russian tanks and other heavy weapons that...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Pirate ransom: counterparty risk

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Arranging to deliver the ransom for the Ukranian ship captured by Somali pirates, and to receive the ship and hostage crew in return is a de...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Piracy

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The LA Times reports: Somalia's pirate problem grows more rampant "Entire villages along the coast now engage in piracy. Unemploy...