Comment / Piracy 2.0 – where the rules are still being written

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The extraordinary footage of Houthi rebels landing on the deck of the Galaxy Leader car carrier would seem to mark a turning point in the history of modern piracy.

Call it Piracy 2.0 – this was a very different type of hijacking than we have seen in the region, and the advice given to shipping by the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), the combined naval task force created to combat piracy, just two days before the attack took place seemed curiously ...