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2, 2010
Maritime security
Maritime security is a multifaceted and complex topic
that touches on some of the most critical security challenges of
the moment. Armed non-state actors are exploiting busy shipping
lanes for piracy and, some fear, for terrorist purposes. In this
regard, there is rising concern about the security of sensitive
materials in transit by sea. This issue examines how these maritime
security risks are being addressed. It explores efforts to minimize
risks of WMD proliferation through regional and international cooperation
at sea, for example through the Proliferation Security Initiative.
It considers the extent of the threat posed by pirates and other
non-state actors at sea, with a particular emphasis on the security
of maritime shipping of sensitive materials.
Correction: Peter Danssaert and Brian Johnson-Thomas, "Illicit
Brokering of SALW in Europe: Lacunae in Eastern European Arms Control
and Verification Regimes" in Disarmament Forum no. 3,
2009
It has been brought to our attention that data provided
by an official source of the Government of Montenegro referred to
in the above-mentioned article contained a translation error. Page
38 of the article refers to the export of M72 mines. We have learned
since publication that the source document had incorrectly translated
"mortars" as "mines". Therefore the authors
hereby retract statements concerning the Mine Ban Treaty. The version
of the article that is available online has been corrected.
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