Pirates, Ports, and Coasts in Asia: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Authors

Martin N. Murphy

Abstract

These two books from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Press share one single characteristic—a long delay between authorship and publication. This has no appreciable effect on Kleinen and Osseweijer’s edited collection, based on a 2005 confer- ence, but it ill serves Carolin Liss. She evidently completed her book in 2006. Since then, however, vari- ous maritime-security initiatives in the region whose births she observed, including the various Malacca Strait patrols and the ReCAAP information exchange, have matured. It would have been interesting to have her views on the decline in major incidents that gathered pace starting in 2005—as to the degree to which they contributed to this decline, and what caused the recent modest uptick in numbers.

Recommended Citation

Murphy, Martin N. (2012) "Pirates, Ports, and Coasts in Asia: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives," Naval War College Review: Vol. 65: No. 3, Article 19.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss3/19