2. - Introduction - Piracy What is piracy ? Who are the pirates? Piracy in Arabian Gulf - Reason for the existence of piracy ( In the past ) Reasons - Reason for the existence of piracy ( Nowadays ) Reasons -How minimizing piracy will effect Bahrain trade and nation in the future ? Advantages Disadvantages

3. -US fifth fleet in Bahrain What does US fifth fleet means ? What are US navy fleets areas of responsibility ? Why piracy still exist while US fifth fleet is stationed in Bahrain ? - Controlling piracy Attempt to control Piracy in 17th century Dealing with hijacks Anti pirates Internal solution - Conclusion

4. “Any unlawful act of violence or detention or any act of depredation, or threat thereof, other than an act of piracy, committed for private ends and directed against a ship or against persons or property on board such a ship, within a state's internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial sea”. (United Nations, 1982) Mariam Al-HashimiMariam Al-Hashimi

5. The International Chamber of Commerce Mariam Al-HashimiMariam Al-Hashimi ( Anonymous, 2009)

6. Mariam Al-HashimiMariam Al-Hashimi

7. (Skjong, 2011)

8. Mariam Al-HashimiMariam Al-Hashimi

9.  Poor facilities (shipping vessel)  Easy to make weapons  Looting  Political reasons Ali SalmanAli Salman

10. Security reasons Fearless from death Financial Reasons Ali SalmanAli Salman

11. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War in the early 21st century. Since 2005, many international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization and the World Food Program, have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy. Huda FaqihiHuda Faqihi

14. Khalid NajeebKhalid Najeeb

15. Cheap transportation Busy transportation in the Middle East Khalid NajeebKhalid Najeeb

16. less security cost Shorter routes Khalid NajeebKhalid Najeeb

17. Insurance companies Somalian kids Khalid NajeebKhalid Najeeb

18. Latifa MohamedLatifa Mohamed (Clark, 2009)

19. Latifa MohamedLatifa Mohamed

22. Hamza AmeerHamza Ameer

23. ( Persian Gulf piracy, 2009 )

24. Hamza AmeerHamza Ameer

25. Anti-Pirates Hamza AmeerHamza Ameer

26. Internal solution Hamza AmeerHamza Ameer (CNN, 2008)

27. - Piracy - Reason for the existence of piracy ( In the past ) - Reason for the existence of piracy ( Nowadays ) - How minimizing piracy will effect Bahrain trade and nation in the future ? - US fifth fleet in Bahrain - Controlling piracy

28. Any Questions ?

29. References “United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea”. (1982). Retrieved from “United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea”. (1982). Retrieved from http://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/UNCLOS-TOC.htm “Persian Gulf piracy: the original excuse for imperialism?”.( 2009 ). Retrieved from http://fjordlord.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/piracy-the-original-excuse-for-imperialism/ “ No way to stop us, pirate leader says”. (2008). Retrieved from http://articles.cnn.com/2008-12-01/world/pirate.interview_1_international-maritime-bureau- somali-coast-pirate-attacks?_s=PM:WORLD Anonymous. (2009). Somalian Pirates. The Nelson Mail, 1-9. Skjong, R. (2011). On the success rates of maritime piracy attacks. Journal of Transportation Security, 4(4), 309-335. Clark, k. (2009). Maritime Piracy. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 4(1), 13-22 Education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQVmvsd2eUA