Categories Africa Governance & Law Policy & Politics Security & Conflict Somali Autonomy and the Failure of the Puntland Maritime Police Force Post author By The SAIS Review Post date November 12, 2013 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. Tags Africa, Gulf of Aden, piracy, PMPF, police, puntland, security, somalia