1. Transnational Seaborne Organized Crime Prepared by: Dr. Alec Coutroubis & George Kiourktsoglou, PhD Candidate

2. In Lieu of an Introduction : “Why do we care about Piracy ?” It’ s a Crime, “Hostis Humani Generis” ; It’ s an Expensive Crime (annual costs of $5 - $7bil., projected to reach $ 9bil. by 2016) ; It ravages (and sometimes claims) human lives (of both… Seafarers… & Pirates…) ; And the Most Important...

3. Source: “Global Report on Maritime Piracy - a geospatial analysis 1995-2013”, [http://goo.gl/XxKmJN], UNITAR Piracy and Armed Robbery, 2006-13

4. The African Piracy Models

5. The ‘Theaters of Action’ West Africa (Nigeria) 1. Unstable Government 2. Pockets of Govern. East Africa (Somalia) 3. Destitution 4. Quasi Mil. Trained Personnel 5. Very Low Geog. Conc. 6. Massive Corruption 1. Stable Government 2. Pockets of Lawlessness 3. Poverty 5. Med.-High Geog. Con.

6. Operations East Africa (Somalia) 5. Hostages (months) 1. Opportunistic Attacks 2. All kinds of Ships 3. Use of Weapons 4. Use of Mother-Ships 6. Ransom ($.000.000) 1. Well Planned Attacks 2. Mostly Crude Oil Tankers 4. No Use of Mother-Ships 5. Hostages (days) 6. Cargo Theft West Africa

7. Counter-Piracy East Africa 5. Djibouti Code 1. Internat. Naval Ops. 2. Nat. / Reg. Land Ops 4. P.C.A.S.Ps 3. Prosec. / Catch & Rel. 1. National Naval Ops. 2. National Land Ops. West Africa 3. Prosecution 4. National Militaries 5. Yaounde Summit

8. Source: “World Drug Report 2010”, [http://goo.gl/ogyRGs], UNODChttp://goo.gl/ogyRGs Global Heroin Flows from Asia

9. Source: “World Drug Report 2010”, [http://goo.gl/ogyRGs], UNODChttp://goo.gl/ogyRGs Global Cocaine Flows

10. Source: “Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012”, [http://goo.gl/Rm1y0P], UNODChttp://goo.gl/Rm1y0P Global Human Trafficking

11. Source: “Report on Firearms 2010”, [http://goo.gl/QzfcjV], UNODChttp://goo.gl/QzfcjV Global Illicit Trafficking of Firearms

12. Source: http://goo.gl/HLnHHu (Huffington Post), http://goo.gl/bBtGQt (National Geograpich), http://goo.gl/P1AhT8 (Daily News)http://goo.gl/HLnHHuhttp://goo.gl/bBtGQthttp://goo.gl/P1AhT8 Ivory & Rhino Horn Trade Please Meet Satao

13. Source: “Transnational Organized Crime in East Africa 2013”, [http://goo.gl/mH5ITc], UNODChttp://goo.gl/mH5ITc Ivory Trade in East Africa

14. Why the ‘False Flag’…?

15. Value of Cross Border Flows Source: “Global flows in a digital age“, [http://goo.gl/mR8lT5], McKinsey Quarterly

16. Source: “Illicit Financial Flows 2011”, [http://goo.gl/ZvhWh], UNODChttp://goo.gl/ZvhWh Annual Proceeds of T.O.C.

17. Source: “Illicit Financial Flows 2011”, [http://goo.gl/ZvhWh], UNODChttp://goo.gl/ZvhWh Annual Proceeds of T.O.C.

18. Thank you for your attention, Any questions please? “I ask my Friends if they can imagine what would have happened if 47 commercial aircraft had been hijacked last year ? If 867 passengers, flight crew and cabin crew were taken hostages ? They all agree. There would be international outrage. It would be the lead story of every major news outlet... And of course... there would be a concerted international response to deal with the situation !...” An Unknown Seafarer