Understanding Somali Piracy
In recent years, frequency of pirates attack off the cost of Somalia is drastically increased and became a great threat to international commercial shipping industries. According to the International Maritime Bureau (2011) report, more than 60% of the piracy attacks were committed by Somali pirates in the first six months of 2011 and many of the attacks have been east and north-east of the Gulf of Aden where is a passage for 70% of the world’s petroleum traffic and 20% of the world’s commercial
shipping.
Attempting to prevent the piracy in the coast of Somali, many international countries are started to deploying their naval forces and anti-piracy fleets. Also, the United Nations are allowed to use their powers to intervene against pirates on Horn of Africa. However, solving the root of Somali piracy problem is not simple as we think because there are many factors to consider such as regional political instability, corruption in Somali police forces, poor economic situation and pan-Somali nationalism movement.
In order to defeat Somali piracy successfully, the U.S and allies must help Somali government to rebuild strong state and law enforcement institutions and educate the young generations. Also, the international communities should aid them to establish the strong Somali Coast Guard, so they can secure their own ports and coastal area from the piracy and foreign trawler who committing illegal activities in the Somali coastal area (James 2011).
Just listening to recent media report, many of us can assume that Somali piracy is caused by poverty and are there to collect the large sum of ransom moneys and to assault the innocence peoples. However, this is not how it started th...
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Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse took the movie over, showing how dangerous desperation can be. Constantly armed with a weapon, pointed at the captain. The facts that were used for the movie may not be the real truth, however it is these facts that depict the piracy that happens in Somalia. Paul Greengrass’s Directing allowed for the Story of the MV Maersk Alabama attack to be
kidnappings, famine, and pirates. Somalia was torn apart by too much conflict for much of its 48 independent years. Somalia would of been a good power inside their region but in reality is was took over by lootings, famine, bomb attacks, wars, and piracy. The land of Somalia people was that of inhospitable and arid and has been for thousands of years. Warlords came in and destroyed the government and cut off large sections of the capital.
For centuries, humans have committed the act of piracy whether they knew it or not. By stealing another fisherman’s goods, or just taking the lives of members at sea. But now and days the world relies on shipping as a main source for transportation. If any flaw or error is made during the shipping it affects people, business, and possibly you. Next time you order from around the world remember that the people who are on those ships with your goods may have to put their lives at risk of being captured
the hopes of understanding how Somalia reached this point and what can be done to reverse the situation. I. The Repercussions of Colonialism European colonialism did not have positive lasting effects for the people of Somalia. Many of the issues that have plagued Somalia since its independence can be traced back to colonialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Colonialism began in Somalia in 1840 when the British East India Company began to make agreements and trade treaties with Somali chiefs in the
challenge for countries in the region and has lead to disputes over maritime commerce and territory in the past. Asymmetric threats and organised crime are two substantial security challenges ever present within the IOR. This includes terrorism, piracy, smuggling of illegal goods and human trafficking (Herbert-Burns, 2012). The occurrence of these security challenges is ongoing and is difficult to combat, considering the large region. These issues presented, are the principal security challenges