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PIRACY
KEY TAKE AWAYS
Increased PIRACY within
SE ASIA
Poor Maritime Security Policies
Poor Capacity
Contested Land/Water Disputes
BLUF: Changing Geopolitics Threaten Broad Cooperation, Giving Room to the Pirates Who Hijack
and Kidnap
PIRACY WITHIN SE ASIA
SIGNIFICANCE OF PIRACY• Economic Damage• Increase to Goods and Services (Insurance)
• US Security Interests in SE Asia
40% of World Oil Is Carried Through
Strait of Malcca
Flying over the Strait of Malacca on January 21, 2013.
WAY AHEAD• A united ASEAN would be best suited to fight piracy
• Littoral states of Southeast Asia take the lead• Economically well suited for all of SE Asia
• Training by within the littoral waters for “piracy TTPs”• Coordinated patrol scheme for all interested parties (Malacca Strait)• Philippine, Japan Coast Guards hold anti-piracy exercise in Manila
(pictured - Sep. 2012)
• Continued use of the Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (IMSS)
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