I don't know exactly what kind of books these are: They appear to be reports on conferences, as the book addresses an audience. It's a very strange format that I run into from time to time and here my veneer of intelligence falls flat to the ground as I have no idea what happens at these conferences that entire books are written about them.
This book goes into the concepts that underlie contemporary maritime piracy much like the other tomes perused earlier this week: Somali piracy, crimes of universal jurisdiction, financial and geopolitical incentives for states to combat piracy, and the motivation of the perpetrators. There's not much new being discussed.
It may be a shallow field without too much complexity, but it seems all books this week have been hammering on the same points which I now recite like one does the Lord's Prayer. The academic tone and cold takes that this particular volume brings to the table do not impress.
4/10