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Assessing the Threat of
Maritime Terrorism:
Issues for the Asia-Pacific Region
Author: Sam Bateman
Volume 2, Number 3 (October 2006), pp. 77-91.
Abstract
This article provides a critical assessment of the contemporary threat of maritime terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the operational dimensions of the threat to ships and port infrastructure, and considers the effectiveness of the international and regional measures that have been introduced in recent years to deal with this threat. Based on a proposition that that there has been rather too much emphasis on highly remote and speculative “doomsday” scenarios, the article supports the need for balance and equity in addressing the risks of maritime terrorism. It identifies types of terrorist attack that might be assessed as more credible, as well as some that might be considered less credible.
About the Author
Dr Sam Bateman is a maritime security analyst who is a Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, Australia, and of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is the Adviser to the Maritime Security Programme at the latter institute. sbateman@uow.edu.au and issambateman@ntu.edu.sg.
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