"Anarchy at Sea"

It doesn't speak directly to the UNCLOS issue but the September 2003 issue of The Atlantic contained a William Langewiesche article called "Anarchy at Sea" that, for some reason or other, just doesn't exist on the magazine's website. Not for subscribers, not for employees, not for anyone. But the whole text is available here.

Comments

I think that was a multi-part article, which, like Langewieshe's articles on the WTC site and the "Atomic Bazaar" are probably the best examples of long-form journalism ever produced (or, more accurately, that I've ever seen).

Posted by Goldberg | October 11, 2007 12:34 PM

"The Outlaw Sea" is the name of his book that contains all those articles. It's pretty wild.

Posted by Frank | October 11, 2007 1:14 PM

I remember that article - it was the main reason I subscribed to The Atlantic. It's been kind of a long let down since - this October issue has to be the most boring yet. And come on, pages of Henry Effing Blodget pontificating on socially responsible investment of all things! WTF?

Plus I'm seeing the new magazines in the stores 10 days before my subscription arrives - makes me feel all appreciated as a customer.

Posted by kvenlander | October 11, 2007 2:13 PM

Anytime, Matt.

Posted by Jack | October 11, 2007 4:09 PM

Theoreticians will like this this libertarian take on pirates:

An-arrgh-chy: The Law and Economics of Pirate Organization
Peter T. Leeson, Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Imagine Ayn Rand with an peg leg and parrot (and yes, I know she was neither a libertarian or an anarchist, but I can't get that image out of my head, so I had to share it).

Posted by mtraven | October 11, 2007 9:53 PM