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> So nothing would block Russia from issuing Letters of Marque and Reprisal against e.g., shipping going to the EU and the US Nothing except the US Navy patrol
by prepend 5y ago
> So nothing would block Russia from issuing Letters of Marque and Reprisal against e.g., shipping going to the EU and the US
Nothing except the US Navy patrolling shipping lanes, as they already do.
If Russian had a global navy they might have a stronger position. But as it is now, pirates will never encounter a Russian ship. They will likely encounter a US ship, especially if they try to disrupt that tanker full of Cheetos (or whatever).
- hef19898 5y agoAh, despite all the patrolling Somali pirates had a quite successful run. Now scale that up at least ten fold. And the US Navy would then be the privateers' problem, not the problem of the Russian Navy, which could stick to the Russian coast where it can operate under aerial protection. If anything, the Russians could benefit most from a full-blown privateering program.
- prepend 5y agoI think you may be confusing the existence of Somali pirates to mean the US Navy doesn’t depress pirates. There would be many more than that without the Navy. Privacy still exists [0] with more in the Straits of Malacca than off Somalia. This piracy is much less due to the actions of the US Navy. I’m not sure why you think it would increase 10x if Russia endorsed privateering. I think Russia’s position is moot since their fleet would never stop this in the first place. So their privateering position doesn’t seem to matter. While there’s lots more US (and US-bound) ships, I don’t think Russia’s navy is preventing any piracy. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_21st_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_21st_century