The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates Terrorists Traffickers and Maritime Insecurity

About this book

Historically operations and studies regarding maritime security focus on individual threats (e.g. piracy terrorism narcotics etc.) and individual measures to target them (e.g. counter-piracy counter-terrorism counter-narcotics). This book explores for the first time an overall strategy for maritime security integrating these issues into a single framework. Tallis argues that as maritime security threats rise in sophistication it will be increasingly appealing to apply military resources to counter them. Military tactics however may not be the ideal mechanisms for addressing challenges that are often closer to crime than they are to war. Leveraging the sea services capabilities without overly militarizing maritime security is a complicated problem set that requires a more strategic and partner-oriented approach to the challenge. At stake in Tallis estimation is the war for tomorrows most important communities their human security and the muddy waters on which they and the global system rely.