Three incidents in recent weeks have sparked concern over whether we’re seeing a resurgence of Somali piracy.
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All states have limited security capabilities and they generally prioritise them close to home. where it matters.
Suez Canal ship traffic has dropped sharply due to frequent attacks at sea.
Piracy off the Somali coast remains a high-risk undertaking with a low probability of success.
Stopping piracy has always been difficult, expensive and time consuming. The pirates of the 21st century have proved even more resilient.
The tanker hijacking off the Somali coast will not be an isolated incident unless the international community remains engaged to root out piracy.
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Lead Researcher, Munster Technological University
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Pirate Historian, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Professor, Royal Danish Defence College
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Associate Professor, Khalifa University
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Associate professor, Royal Danish Defence College
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Criminology and Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
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Professor in Political Economy, King's College London