Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Persistence of Piracy off The Coast of Somalia

Binyam Halefom

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 Until recently, piracy off the Horn of Africa seemed to be prospering, unfettered by the efforts of the international community. Somalia, a country in chaos after years of civil war, was unable to slow the growth of this criminal industry. However, to end this problem once and for all, Somalia cannot buy its way out of piracy; nor can the international community rely solely on its law enforcement agencies to defeat pirates, whether at sea or on land(The World Bank:2013). By observing this fact this study tries to discern the reasons for the ineffectiveness of international actors to curb Somali piracy. The study holds, even if suppressed because of many political and material related problems, Somalia piracy has managed to stay a threat to the present time. The study examined the reasons for the continued threats posed by Somalia piracy on the international actors despite the responses against it. While the specific aims of it were; to describe sea piracy, to assess the causes for the development of Somalia piracy, catch sight of the effects of Somalia piracy on international actors, to stipulate the actions of international actors as a response to Somalia piracy, and to assess the challenges of international actors in responding to eliminate Somalia piracy. The study queries the reasons for the continued threats posed by Somalia piracy on the international actors. Besides that it asked what is sea piracy is, causes for the development of Somalia piracy, In what extent Somalia piracy affects the international actors, the responses taken by  international actors to eliminate Somalia piracy, and the hindrances for the success of  international actors to challenge the Somalia piracy?.  Methodologically qualitative ways were used by analyzing various secondary sources of data.

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Binyam Halefom, Persistence of Piracy off The Coast of Somalia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-4 | APRIL‾2017

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