Salt Water Thieves
Policy Reforms to Address Somali Piracy
- Publisher
- Centre for Foreign Policy Studies
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2009
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896440620
- Publish Date
- Nov 2009
- List Price
- $15.00
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This book explores the failure of the state in Somalia and ties this to the birth of piracy there. It compares piracy off the coast of Somalia to piracy in the Malacca Strait. From these explorations, the monograph makes both short- and long-term recommendations about how to address the piracy. The short-term recommendations do not involve new resources or new forces, but rather utilize the naval forces that are already present in the region to address a situation which is getting worse. The long-term recommendations utilize the lessons learned in the Straits of Malacca and build on the involvement not just of international players but of the entire region.