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Supplement to the Summer/Fall 2013 Issue: Terror on the Seas: Assessing the Threat of Modern Day Piracy

Maritime piracy is a major post-Cold War challenge to U.S. and international security. While the Greater Gulf of Aden represents the face of modern maritime piracy, the threat is larger than just the Puntland region of Somalia and the Bab el-Mandeb waterway. Brandon Prins, Ursula Daxevker, and Amanda Sanford look at the current threats posed by modern-day piracy.

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Editor’s Picks, December 30 – January 3

The best of the Internet on maritime resources and sovereignty for late December and early January.

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Africa Economics Events Governance & Law Security & Conflict

Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges Panel

On December 9th, the SAIS Review welcomed Caitlyn Antrim, James Bridger, and William Komiss for the “Uncharted Waters: Maritime Security and Resource Challenges” panel in Rome Auditorium.

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Africa Economics Governance & Law Interviews Security & Conflict

An Interview with Vanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, discusses her research on piracy, enforcement and illegal fishing with Assistant Editor Bartholomew Thanhauser.

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Africa Governance & Law Policy & Politics Security & Conflict

Somali Autonomy and the Failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force

Evan Fowler, a second-year master’s candidate at SAIS, examines the political and economic forces that contributed to the rise of piracy in Somalia, and the failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force in combating piracy.