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- Kaplan on the Benefits, and Innocence, of Piracy
As U.S. Navy warships continue to surround the Ukrainian cargo ship holding weaponry in the Gulf of Aden recently hijacked by Somali pirates—who, realizing the reality of their situation, decrease their ransom daily—our patron saint Robert D. Kaplan writes about an unintended benefit of piracy: multilateral cooperation among the world’s navies.
The one upside of piracy [...]
- Bye Bye Sovereignty
The UN resolution allowing other countries to violate Somalia’s territorial waters in pursuit of pirates (as discussed before here) has passed.
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to allow countries to send warships into Somalia’s territorial waters to tackle pirates. The resolution permits countries that have the agreement of Somalia’s interim government to use any [...]
- Somalia Piracy Followup
Recently, I discussed the latest pirate attack in Somalia’s territorial waters and asked a series of questions about possible responses to it. My questions have been answered:
In February, the United Nations adopted a resolution urging member states with ships and aircraft adjacent to the coast of Somalia to be vigilant about any incidents of piracy [...]
- Yet Another Pirate Attack near Somalia
With the high profile abduction of a French Yacht earlier this month, it seems the fun never stops off the coast of Somalia, if by fun, you mean piracy. According to the AFP,
A major Japanese oil tanker was damaged Monday in a chase by heavily-armed pirates off the coasts of Somalia and Yemen but no [...]
