Naval War College Review Volume 62 Article 20 Number 3 Summer 2009 The ulF l Summer 2009 Issue The .SU Navy War College Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review Recommended Citation War College, The .SU Navy (2009) "The ulF l Summer 2009 Issue," Naval War College Review: Vol. 62 : No. 3 , Article 20. Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol62/iss3/20 This Reflections on Reading is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Naval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Summer09CoverCMYKlogo.ai 4/22/2009 3:16:35 PM War College: The Full Summer 2009 Issue Summer 2009 Volume 62, Number 3 Summer 2009 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K N ES AV T A A L T W S A D R E C T I O L N L U E E G H E T I VIRIBU OR A S CT MARI VI Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2009 1 Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 62 [2009], No. 3, Art. 20 Cover Pirates no longer resemble (and probably never did) the melancholy, much- wronged hero of Rafael Sabatini’s 1922 novel Captain Blood: His Odyssey. Vari- ous aspects of the nature and sources of piracy today, and international responses to it, are the subjects of three articles (“Understanding Piracy”) in this issue, which will also appear as chapters in our Newport Paper 35 (forthcoming in late 2009 or early 2010), Piracy and Mari- time Crime: Historical and Modern Case Studies, edited by Bruce Elleman, Andrew Forbes, and David Rosenberg. They appear here by permission of their authors and of Professor Elleman and his coeditors. Our cover image was painted by the fa- mous American artist and illustrator N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945) for the original Houghton Mifflin edition of Sabatini’s novel, which became the vehicle for the 1935 movie Captain Blood, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The book was reissued in 1998, with the same cover art, by the Akadine Press. © 1922 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Used by permission. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol62/iss3/20 2 1 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:37:23 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen War College: The Full Summer 2009 Issue NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW Summer 2009 Volume 62, Number 3 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS 686 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1207 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2009 3 2 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:37:38 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 62 [2009], No. 3, Art. 20 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS ADVISORY BOARD PRESIDENT, NAVAL WAR COLLEGE Adam Bellow Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup, USN Capt. Wayne P. Hughes, USN (Ret.) PROVOST Gale A. Mattox Amb. Mary Ann Peters Robert A. Silano Marin Strmecki DEAN OF NAVAL WARFARE STUDIES Dov S. Zakheim Robert C. Rubel NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PRESS NAVAL WAR COLLEGE REVIEW EDITORIAL BOARD Carnes Lord, Editor Donald Chisholm Pelham G. Boyer, Managing Editor Audrey Kurth Cronin Phyllis P. Winkler, Book Review Editor Peter Dombrowski Lori A. Almeida, Secretary and Circulation Manager Stephen Downes-Martin Frank Uhlig, Jr., Editor Emeritus Col. Theodore L. Gatchel, USMC (Ret.) Capt. Dennis Mandsager, JAGC, USN (Ret.) Naval War College Review William C. Martel Code 32, Naval War College Col. Mackubin Owens, USMC (Ret.) 686 Cushing Rd., Newport, RI 02841-1207 Lt. Cdr. Derek S. Reveron, USN Fax: 401.841.1071 Capt. Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) DSN exchange, all lines: 948 Scott C. Truver Website: www.usnwc.edu/press Karl F. Walling Editor, Circulation, or Business James J. Wirtz 401.841.2236 [email protected] Managing Editor 401.841.4552 [email protected] Newport Papers, Books [email protected] Essays and Book Reviews 401.841.6584 [email protected] Other Naval War College Offices 401.841.3089 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol62/iss3/20 4 3 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:37:38 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen War College: The Full Summer 2009 Issue The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 as a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the U.S. government, the U.S. Navy Department, or the Naval War College. The journal is published quarterly. Distribution is limited generally to commands and activities of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; regular and reserve officers of U.S. services; foreign officers and civilians having a present or previous affiliation with the Naval War College; selected U.S. government officials and agen- cies; and selected U.S. and international libraries, research centers, publications, and educational institutions. Contributors Please request the standard contributors’ guidance from the managing editor or access it online before submitting manuscripts. The Naval War College Review nei- ther offers nor makes compensation for articles or book reviews, and it assumes no responsibility for the return of manuscripts, although every effort is made to return those not accepted. In submitting work, the sender warrants that it is original, that it is the sender’s property, and that neither it nor a similar work by the sender has been accepted or is under consideration elsewhere. Permissions Reproduction and reprinting are subject to the Copyright Act of 1976 and appli- cable treaties of the United States. To obtain permission to reproduce material bearing a copyright notice, or to reproduce any material for commercial pur- poses, contact the editor for each use. Material not bearing a copyright notice may be freely reproduced for academic or other noncommercial use; however, it is requested that the author and Naval War College Review be credited and that the editor be informed. Periodicals postage paid at Newport, R.I. POSTMASTERS, send address changes to: Naval War College Review, Code 32S, Naval War College, 686 Cushing Rd., Newport, R.I. 02841-1207. ISSN 0028-1484 Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2009 5 4 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:37:38 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen Naval War College Review, Vol. 62 [2009], No. 3, Art. 20 https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol62/iss3/20 6 5 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:38:04 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen War College: The Full Summer 2009 Issue CONTENTS From the Editors . 5 President’s Forum . 9 Understanding Piracy Fish, Family, and Profit Piracy and the Horn of Africa. 15 Gary E. Weir The roots of piracy off the Horn of Africa are local and complex, and the solution will require the sustained and innovative contributions of combined naval forces operating in a variety of roles. Piracy and Armed Robbery in the Malacca Strait A Problem Solved? . 31 Catherine Zara Raymond Whatever the flaws of the efforts of littoral states to control piracy in the Malacca Strait, the threat has indeed been sharply reduced, though it will not be eradicated while the root causes remain. The antipiracy activity of other states might be better directed elsewhere. The Political Economy of Piracy in the South China Sea. 43 David Rosenberg Piracy in the South China Sea is not now as severe as sometimes asserted, but the potential exists. Control is complicated not only by the nature of the motivations of pirates but also by competing, conflicting, and overlapping interests of the littoral states, other nations, and the shipping industry. Asia Rising Thinking about the Unthinkable Tokyo’s Nuclear Option . 59 Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes If, for whatever (but readily imaginable) reason, Japan decided to “break out” as a nuclear- weapons power, how might it do so? How long might it take? And what would its allies and neighbors, friends and otherwise, do then? A discussion of naval strategy and deterrence in Asia in such a case is sorely needed. Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 2009 7 6 T:\Academic\NWC Review\Summer 2009\Printer\NWCR SU09.vp Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:38:04 PM Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen 2 NAVAL WAR COLLEGENaval War REVIEW College Review, Vol. 62 [2009], No. 3, Art. 20 China in Africa An AFRICOM Response . 79 Commander Todd A. Hofstedt, U.S. Navy A stable and secure Africa is in the long-term interest of the United States, Africa, and China— which means that AFRICOM can promote U.S. objectives by actively supporting African interests, even those to which China contributes as well. Maritime Law Close Encounters at Sea The USNS Impeccable Incident . 101 Captain Raul Pedrozo, JAGC, U.S. Navy The 8 March 2009 harassment of USNS Impeccable by Chinese vessels reflects an interpretation of international law that is not supported by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, customary international law, or state practice.