Cover -- The RAND Center for Terrorism Risk ManagementPolicy (CTRMP) -- CTRMP Advisory Board -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Analyzing Maritime Terrorism:Threat, Vulnerability, Consequences, and Liability -- Focus on the Problem: Exploring Attacks AgainstPassenger and Container Shipping -- Chapter Two - The Contemporary Threat of Maritime Terrorism -- Factors Underscoring the Contemporary Perceived Threatof Maritime Terrorism: Vulnerability, Capability, andIntent -- Vulnerability of Maritime Targets -- Capability of Terrorist Groups -- Intent of Terrorist Groups -- Contemporary Maritime-Capable Terrorist Groups -- Scenarios of Potential Maritime Terrorist Activity in theFuture -- Chapter Three - Consequences of Maritime Terrorism -- Parties Affected by Maritime Terrorism -- Connecting Consequences to Terrorist Events -- Types of Consequences of Maritime Terrorism -- Human Consequences of Terrorism -- Economic and Intangible Consequences of Property Damage -- Economic and Intangible Consequences of Responding to Terrorism -- Methods of Estimating Consequences of MaritimeTerrorism -- Chapter Four - Civil Liability and MAritime Terrorism -- Bounding the Scope of Civil Liability:U.S. Territory Versus International Waters -- Civil Liability Analysis Always Begins by Identifying WhoIs Hurt -- U.S. Admiralty Law and Its Application to MaritimeTerrorist Attacks -- Defendants and Negligence Tort Claims in MaritimeTerrorism -- Maritime Security Regulations:A Source of Duty for Potential Tortfeasors -- Maritime Terrorism, Supply Chain Disruption, andContractual Liability -- Discussion: Liability, Insurance, and Policy -- Chapter Five - Risks of Maritime Terrorism Attacks Against Cruise Ships -- Attractiveness of Cruise Ships as Targets of Terrorism.

Vulnerability of Cruise Ships to Terrorist Attacks -- Potential Consequences of Terrorist Attacks on CruiseShips -- Human Consequences -- Economic Consequences -- Compensation for Injuries and Loss of Life -- Increased Security Costs -- Declines in Demand for Cruise Vacations -- Other Economic Consequences -- Intangible Consequences -- Risks of Terrorist Attacks on Cruise Ships -- Chapter Six - Risks of Maritime Terrorism Attacks Against Passenger Ferries -- Attractiveness of Ferries as Targets of Terrorism -- Vulnerabilities of Ferries to Terrorist Attack -- Potential Consequences of Terrorist Attacks on Ferries -- Human Consequences -- Economic Consequences -- Compensation for Injuries and Loss of Life -- Increased Security Costs -- Other Economic Consequences -- Intangible Consequences -- Risks of Terrorist Attacks on Passenger Ferries -- Chapter Seven - Risks of Maritime Terrorism Attacks Against Container Shipping -- Attractiveness of Container Shipping as a Target ofTerrorism -- Vulnerabilities of the Container Shipping System toTerrorism -- Potential Consequences of Terrorist Attacks on theContainer Shipping System -- Human Consequences -- Economic Consequences -- Intangible Consequences -- Summary of Consequences -- Risks of Terrorist Attacks on Container Shipping -- Chapter Eight - Discussion -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix - Qualitatively Assessing the Relative Risks of Maritime Terrorism -- Bibliography.