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All items tagged SomaliaOpen Think Tank ArticlesApril 25, 2012 | The EU's Misguided Move to Fight Pirates OnshoreJames M Bridger: Somalian piracy requires more than a military-centric strategy. While the European Union’s shift in counter-piracy strategy is a somewhat welcoming development, the new policy runs the risk of civilian casualties and entanglement in the area due to mission creep. ... MoreJanuary 24, 2012 | Operation Atalanta: A Rational Choice ApproachRavi Sodha: This paper will analyse why Operation Atalanta is still operational in its current form when opinion seems to argue against it. It answers this question with a set of empirical data viewed through the lenses of the rational choice approach, the institutional explanation, and constructivism. ... MoreNovember 7, 2011 | Act Now to Forestall West African PiracyJames M Bridger: While piracy near the Horn of Africa remains a major problem, the UN Security Council has called on the international community to pay greater attention to pirates on the Western coast of the continent. This focus must translate into effective action before the West Africa situation devolves into another Somalia. ... MoreAugust 2, 2011 | Somalia: Beyond the FamineJ. Peter Pham: Confronted with the specter of mass starvation, the top priority should be the provision of emergency relief. However, it is also incumbent upon American and European policymakers to be cognizant of the political context of the crisis as well as its broader geostrategic implications. ... MoreMay 20, 2011 | Stop Dumping Toxic Waste to Defeat Somali PiracyAiko Shimizu: International efforts to fight piracy off the Coast of Somalia have focused on international patrol and Somali state building. The international community must address the problems of foreign toxic waste dumping and illegal fishing to eliminate piracy altogether. ... MoreMay 13, 2009 | Somalia: Prosecuting Pirates and Ensuring a Viable EconomyMemo 16: Combating piracy requires judicial and technical avenues to manage the situation. Conducting effective prosecutions will deter further acts of piracy and regional partnerships with the African Union and Arab League can bring stability and economic development to Somalia. ... MoreMay 5, 2009 | Land Ahoy! Fight Piracy on Somali CoastlineJuliette Dixon: The international military deployment in the Aden Gulf reveals a shortsighted strategy. Piracy is better addressed on land than on sea. This can be achieved with a coordinated international effort building on the support of regional partners. ... MoreApril 10, 2009 | Piracy Revisited: How to Tackle the Growing Problem?Editorial Team: Somali pirates seized six vessels within the last week. With yesterday’s capture of the US cargo ship, whose captain is still being held for ransom, the piracy problem arrested global attention again. Questions arise about how to tackle piracy, and we want to ask you, our readers, about solutions. ... MoreDecember 16, 2008 | What Strategy to Tackle Somali Piracy? Vote HereEditorial Team: The escalation of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia has brought about widespread discussion as to how to deal with this increasingly prevalent problem. We are inviting you to tell us what you think is the most viable way forward through our interactive poll. ... MoreJuly 16, 2008 | Somali Peace Requires Constructive International EngagementAbukar Arman: Lasting peace in Somalia requires a holistic approach and constructive engagement on behalf of the international community. The peace accord needs to be adapted to recognize that the precondition “cessation of violence” cannot be fulfilled before Ethiopian occupation troops have left. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 21, 2011 | Amid Famine, Somalia Requires Immediate HelpMore than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa are “in urgent need of food, water and emergency health care” as the UN declared a famine in southern Somalia. ++ Previous warnings by the UN about a drought and impending food crisis in the region have gone mostly unheeded. Britain has pledged $84 million to support drought victims, but other Europeans, such as Italy which mustered ... MoreMarch 8, 2010 | The World Should Not Give Up on SomaliaSomalia is typically associated with war, displacement, terrorism, and piracy, but the country is not the failed state it’s portrayed as. ++ “Somalis are resilient and committed to peace, and sickened by the nihilistic violence of the extremists” ++ The international community needs to get rid of the notions that Somalia’s problems are insurmountable and that Somalia is irrelevant to ... MoreJuly 20, 2009 | The World Cannot Keep Ignoring SomaliaThe world cannot ignore the renewed violence in Somalia, which is not a classic civil war but an external attempt to overthrow a legitimate, recognized government. ++ “While the world focuses elsewhere, groups of foreign extremists are trying to take control of a strategically placed country.” ++ The international community must support President Ahmed and punish the perpetrators with travel ... MoreJanuary 30, 2009 | Somali Pirates and Rising Naval PowersLast year January 15, 2009 | China's Naval Expansion: Course to the Middle East?As China’s South Fleet moves into the Gulf of Aden to fight Somali pirates, larger “strategic combat configurations” are at play: namely the Middle East. ++ A presence in Aden could secure China the Middle East access it desires. ++ While involvement in Africa is one of China’s strategic goals (the Horn receives 70% of China’s investment), Beijing may be trying “to match the flair the West once ... MoreDecember 16, 2008 | Financial Crisis Will Create New SomaliasPopulous Muslim countries will be among those hardest hit by the current economic crisis. ++ The Mumbai terrorists were to politics what the Somali pirates are to economics. ++ Iran will either break down or break out into military action. ++ Pakistan finds itself broke in a situation where allegiance to the government has been bought. ++ Indonesia and Saudi-Arabia pay “Muslim risk premium”. ++ ... MoreDecember 9, 2008 | The West Must Rebuild Failed StatesThe failure of governance in Pakistan and Somalia has given rise to both terrorism and piracy. ++ The international response to these challenges has thus far been inadequate and ineffectual. ++ Neo-imperialist intervention has the greatest chance of success, but there is a distinct lack of will in the West to fully engage. ++ The US and its allies seem to be waiting for another 9/11 before they ... MoreDecember 4, 2008 | A New Strategy to Fight PiracyA new strategy to tackle Somali piracy has become imperative. ++ A blockade with patrolling naval ships at each major port has the best hope of counteracting the pirates’ wealth and anonymity ++ Customary international law can be exercised to allow states to use force against pirates on the high seas. ++ A clear UNSC mandate would also facilitate cohesive action from EU and a multinational ... MoreNovember 26, 2008 | Use Satellites and Aircraft Carriers Against the PiratesSomaliland is a relatively stable part of Somalia that claims independence, and might deserve it. ++ Other regions, Puntland and the south of Somalia, are bases for pirates, fundamentalists, and warlords; they should be eliminated by coordinated air strikes on their pirate vessels, followed by assault troops. ++ Their assets should be frozen, all ships to ports in Puntland intercepted. ++ Then ... MoreNovember 21, 2008 | Pirates of the Arabian - Sort ofPirates – that ancient breed of scoundrel, romanticized and glorified, yet wretched and rotten – have made a name for themselves off Somali coasts. ++ Many, it turns out, are simply trying to make a living for themselves. ++ While their exploits have become renowned, drawing in over $30 million in ransom fees so far this year, a little known fact remains: over $300 million a year in ... MoreSeptember 9, 2008 | Why We Are Blind to the Somali TragedyThe situation in Somalia has gradually become worse since the US and UN withdrew in the 1990s, but most people think otherwise, assuming they would have heard more if problems were escalating. ++ The suffering of nearly 10 million Somalis is publicized less than that of the Darfuris simply because the White House wants to protect its image. ++ The US record in Africa, in contrast to the Middle ... 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