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John J. Pitney and John-Clark Levin, Private anti-piracy navies: How warships for hire are changing maritime security

Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2014. vi + 280 Pages. $72.00 (hardcover).

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  1. Though it should be noted that they did speak with Eugene Kontorovich and do cite this discussion and email correspondence. However, there is no means by which an interested reader could access these discussions.

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Hebert, D.J. John J. Pitney and John-Clark Levin, Private anti-piracy navies: How warships for hire are changing maritime security . Rev Austrian Econ 28, 365–369 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-014-0272-x

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