OPINI
36
“Piracy and Maritime
Terrorism – Similarities and
Differences”
CAPTAIN Katja Bizilj
(Australian Naval Attache for Indonesia)
Introduction
Most analysts agree that piracy and maritime
terrorism are distinct activities with “…different (root)
causes, (motivations), objectives and tactics…”. Piracy
is motivated by greed while maritime terrorism generally
has a political goal. In recent times, however, op \