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21. The trading gamble : cargo security threats and their implications on the cargo insurance industry
- Creator:
- Barlow, Sean C.
- Description:
- A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs. and In Marine Insurance, the industry culture tends to avoid high risk red zones of the trading routes in the world, such as the waters off the coast of Somalia, Strait of Malacca, and the Niger Delta, in the Gulf of Guinea. In the United States, the main high risk zones are found in the New York, Houston, and Los Angeles counties. These areas are high risk zones for cargo insurance companies because of the high levels of piracy and cargo thieves in those areas. In the past, insurance companies have worked hand in hand with security companies to push against piracy and theft threats in a gun vs. gun type approach. However, in the current maritime environment, officials realize that this type of threat push back approach is not as effective as they once thought. The change in security thinking has seen authorities move from the gun vs. gun approach to a more economic and social development approach. The goal of this approach is to fight the threat of piracy and theft by focusing on improving government, the economy, jobs, and education from behind enemy lines. The insurance companies, in order to help the security companies, focus on developments that will indicate the future zones that will already be or have become the next high risk zones. This thesis presents a better understanding of the future of high risk zones and the reasons for them.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Carlson, Jenna
- Description:
- This paper provides a background on the current refugee crisis in the EU, with a focus on migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, and examines the asylum application process and refugee integration efforts. Many EU member states are so overwhelmed with the massive influx of asylum-seekers that they cannot efficiently process asylum applications, which keeps migrants stuck in a period of limbo until a decision is made. There is so much focus on refugees as a political and national security issue that states can't focus on reforming the application process. A similar issue faces refugee integration efforts. It is highly expensive for states to establish aid and programs to help integrate refugees, which is creating a lot of disagreement on how to proceed within the government, and ultimately hindering the settlement of refugees. However, this thesis will show that efficiently accepting refugees and investing in their integration can be beneficial to a country within just a few years. and A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Duarte, Erica Granados
- Description:
- GMA 400 - Senior Seminar Research and The case study explored in this paper includes three states using different methods to address the plastics and microplastics problem. California has introduced a bill taxing consumer for single-use plastics. Hawaii has banned single-use plastics, and Delaware provides more recycling bins in public areas to encourage recycling. State governments are not alone in this fight against single-use plastics and microplastics; numerous non-governmental organizations have taken a stand to solve this problem. This thesis will discuss a variety of sources to define its argument and deliver its conclusion that single-use plastics and microplastics are indeed harming human and marine species and on a grander scale affecting our ocean environment.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Clark, Nancy Renee
- Description:
- GMA 400 - Senior Seminar Research and Shipbreaking is the process of dismantling a ship that has lost its seaworthiness. This industry is commonly found in developing countries due to the lack and minimal enforcement of environmental and human rights. Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India are home to some of the largest shipbreaking yards in the world. These three countries have similar management issues they face daily: Education, Supply, Culture. Education is a factor that all three countries struggle with. The laborers in these yards lack the knowledge of the hazards that are presented to them when dealing with deadly chemicals that affect their health and the environment in negative manners. Supplies such as protective gear and health facilities are essential to the laborers. They are not provided with the proper equipment to perform their tasks safely and due to the insufficient health facilities, there is a high injury and death toll in this industry. The culture in these countries’ shipbreaking yards is a culture that every industry should avoid. There is no enforcement of safety protocols and the union's’ main concern is themselves and not their laborers. Better practices must be provided for these laborers. Extensive and comprehensive training should be provided before they begin working in the shipbreaking yards. Health facilities should be at every yard to attend to the laborers' medical needs. Laws and regulations must exist and be enforced by both the unions and the government, and consequences established if laws are broken. Our laborers’ lives matter and must be protected at all costs.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Sevigny, Tyler
- Description:
- The Arctic is experiencing climate change at an alarming rate. This is providing new opportunities for countries to exploit the region for its natural resources and waterways. As such, countries in the region are preparing for the opening of Arctic and the potential benefits it could bring. However, Russia is placing its self in a position of geopolitical power to try and regain its global power status. Russia has been developing its Arctic capabilities far faster than any other state in the region. One example of this is Russia's investment in its Northern Fleet, at the end of the Cold War much of this Northern Fleet was mothballed, but now new life is coming back into the great Arctic Fleet. Russia can also expect to gain some unique advantages that few other countries will get to experience as climate change progresses. The growing benefits and capability of Russia has made many of the other Arctic states uneasy. However, the Arctic has never known war or armed conflict before, in this sense, it has the ability to be a bridge of peace between nations. and A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Flores, Samantha
- Description:
- A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs. and All over the world, we see a plastic problem in the ocean, and efforts are being made to solve the issue. Some places in the world can be more affected by the problem than others. This is true in Hawaii, as it is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The people of Hawaii use these waters for food, transportation, trade, and the waters are simply a part of their traditions. Plastics, Fishing Nets, and chemicals are all types of manmade products that are entering the oceans causing disruption. Given the newly recognized markers of the Anthropocene in the ocean, such marine plastic debris, how are the people of Hawaii impacted by these changes to their highly oceanic environ-ment? Looking at the Anthropocene epoch as a starting point in analyzing the plastic issue, we must think about how everyday human activity and human technology affects human life and the lives of every other living organism on our earth today. The Anthropocene is an era is a newly declared era that has been defined as the era of human impact. Natural activity like the ocean currents and winds do not stop to wait for geological changes to become fixed and pass over. As a new era begins, and negative human impact marks the age of the Anthropocene, Hawaii’s beaches like Kamilo are affected by the epoch. A beach that once provided life and discovery to the Hawaiian people is now a collector of all things non-biodegradable. As innovations like plastic have caused issues for Hawaii and its people, new innovations for getting rid of plastic might also help the Hawaiian people. The actions that are currently being taken to help fix Hawaii’s plastic problem is still not enough for the bigger issues that will soon come for the people of Hawaii.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Sanchez, Robert Moises Parra
- Description:
- GMA 400 - Senior Seminar Research and This thesis examines the geopolitical implications of large international shipping canals in the summation to the conclusion that canals are constructed out of a nation’s strategic necessity and are then considered by nations as strategic assets due to their altering of maritime dynamics through the physical change to geography. This thesis employs four regional case studies to highlight the geopolitical effects that canal construction brings as well as how their implementation and usage is intertwined with the economic and strategic goals of various states. Specifically, this thesis uses historical and contemporary contexts to showcase the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Panama Canal in Panama, as well as the proposed Nicaragua Canal in Nicaragua, the Kra Canal in Thailand, and the Salwa Canal in Saudi Arabia. This thesis will relate its explanations of state behavior to the concepts of geography, seapower, and strategy, in order to meet their established economic and martial goals via interaction with canals.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Fasciano, William A.
- Description:
- The Indian Ocean region has a rich history of trade, migration, and cooperation, creating world-systems within the region through the use of the monsoon winds and sail. This is, however, contrasted to the Indian Ocean of today, which has become the single most important ocean for global trade but also a region of volatility. While the Indian Ocean oversees over half of the world's oil production and its transportation, it also sees around half of the world's conflicts along with a plethora of security issues that overflow into the maritime realm. These issues could possibly be better addressed through a more unified Indian Ocean region, where they can be shared and solved under a single cause. The concept of a unified Indian Ocean would be a challenge to behold, but there are aspects that are shared among the nations along the rim that could bring them together for their greater good. and A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
- Creator:
- Allred, Matthew
- Description:
- GMA 400 - Senior Seminar Research and Over the course of human history, civilized nations have sought to discover and devise new ways to conduct themselves during warfare. As the centuries passed and new ground-breaking developments swept the field, so too did new tactics and strategies define new elements of warfare. The emergence of gunpowder warfare as the predominant form of armed conflict began a series of stages in military theory known as the generations of warfare. These four generations have, over the last five centuries, changed and altered the scale by which humanity participates in war. The most recent of these generations, the fourth generation, has given way to the rise of non-state actors, or organizations without any legal sovereignty. The rise of these actors, facilitated by the benevolence of powerful states, has led to uncontrollable and chaotic forms of warfare rising to predominance around the world and displacing the position of the state as the sole armed actor in international conflict or otherwise. In order for this trend to be reversed, and the power of non-state actors to be nullified once more, sovereign states must take steps to ensure that the future of warfare, the fifth generation, is one that re-establishes the supremacy of the state as the sole legitimate actor in international affairs. Only through this can states begin to define the terms by which civilized conflict may be conducted and spurn the rise of non-state actors. This entire process must be done through the development of a new generation of warfare focused on both technological and theoretical innovations, spearheaded by the great states of the world and focused entirely on the countering of non-state actors and unconventional tactics of warfare. This will require both the application of new tactics and strategies against non-state actors as well as a steady introduction of effective tactics into the common military discourse. Once states master unconventional warfare, only then will they have the ability to counter and destroy it. While this by no means end war, it will ensure that all future conflict is conducted in a more civilized and humane manner that respects international law and conventions.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
30. The Progression of Shipping: Cost Benefit Analysis of Retrofitting Ports in Western North America
- Creator:
- Thanh, Lydia
- Description:
- A capstone project submitted to the faculty of the California Maritime Academy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Maritime Affairs. and This paper explores the evolution of trade and transportation with a focus on flow of goods from East Asia to the United States. The face of shipping has changed and the size of ship are larger than ever. For years the West Coast of the United States has directly benefited from the slow progression of transit routes to accommodate these mammoth neo-Panamax sized ships, but now the Panama Canal Expansion has come to fruition in 2016. A viable and comparable solution must be presented with the threat of loss to the shipping and receiving industry within the West Coast and United States land bridge.
- Resource Type:
- Paper and Student Research
- Campus Tesim:
- Maritime
- Department:
- Global Studies and Maritime Affairs