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A Primer on Global Maritime Piracy, Part I

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Ben West
Stratfor Global Security Analyst at RANE, Stratfor

Jun 10, 2021 | 09:00 GMT

Royal Malaysian Police Special Forces personnel storm a mock hijacked ship during an anti-piracy demonstration exercise June 13, 2007, in Port Klang, Malaysia.

Royal Malaysian Police Special Forces personnel storm a mock hijacked ship during an anti-piracy demonstration exercise June 13, 2007, in Port Klang, Malaysia.

(TENGKU BAHAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Maritime robbery is the most common form of piracy, but poses a smaller threat to personnel, ships and cargo than do kidnapping and hijacking....

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