Maritme Terorism: Maritime Security and States Responsibility

Terrorism is one of the basic phenomena that effecting on the contemporary security. We are deponents of various formations of the terrorism in the terrestrial dimension; however, we are vis-à-vis to the limitations on the phenomenon of terrorism in the marine space. It is important to note that 80% of the world trade is performed through the maritime lines. Consequently, beyond doubt, there is a strong link between the world economy and freedom/liberty of navigation. Maritime Terrorism alongside with the Maritime Piracy Acts, are of most important factors, which are shaking maritime security. Based on the aforementioned issues, this article seeks to answer the following question: How does Maritime Terrorism effect global security and, specifically, maritime security and what is the responsibility of the states in this issue. In this article, the answer to be given has been shaped upon effects, which maritime terrorism and piracy and factors they generate, such as risk and threat, do have on the world security. The lack of states’ responsibility and holism in the fight against maritime terrorism and ambiguousness of the definition of terrorism are escalating the emergent risks and threats. The main idea of the article: to increase the international cooperation on the issue and to preserve the effective fight against the maritime terrorism through the triple approach (legal, political and operational), multi-dimensional initiatives and complementary processes.