TY  - BOOK
AU  - VALENCIA Mark J
TI  - PSC operations in the Malacca Strait: legal and political issues and options 
PY  - 2005///
KW  - PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES
KW  - PIRACY
KW  - MALACCA STRAITS
KW  - MARITIME TRADE
N2  - The rising incidence of piracy and other offences against shipping has prompted private security companies to offer armed guards and escorts for vessels transiting the Malacca and Singapore Straits. This article considers how and why these services came into being, the political and legal situation in which they operate, and concludes with some suggestions which might reduce the need for PSC services
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