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Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2010

SIPRI Yearbook 2010

III. Transnational crime in armed conflict settings

Chapter:
2. Armed conflict, crime and criminal violence
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2010
Author(s):
Ekaterina Stepanova

In 2009 the frequency of pirate attacks continued to rise for the fourth successive year.27 The global epicentre of piracy was the coastline of Somalia, the Gulf of Aden and the adjacent areas of the Indian Ocean. Somali pirates hijacked 47 out of 49 vessels hijacked worldwide during the year and took 867 of the total of 1052 hostages. They also carried out 53 per cent of all pirate attacks in 2009—217 out of 406.28

Citation (MLA):
Stepanova, Ekaterina. "2. Armed conflict, crime and criminal violence." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 3 Oct. 2023. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199581122/sipri-9780199581122-div1-14.xml>.
Citation (APA):
Stepanova, E. (2016). 2. Armed conflict, crime and criminal violence. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 Oct. 2023, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199581122/sipri-9780199581122-div1-14.xml
Citation (Chicago):
Stepanova, Ekaterina. "2. Armed conflict, crime and criminal violence." In SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 3 Oct. 2023, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199581122/sipri-9780199581122-div1-14.xml
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