Piracy Gets Rougher

Published on February 23, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments


This excellent Reuters article by Peter Apps examines the rise in violence during acts of piracy and the ever greater recourse to armed security. Although private armed security and the tougher approach by international navies is working, many worry they may be fuelling a growing arms race, ramping up the conflict and producing a rising human and financial cost.

Out of sight, Somali piracy fight gets rougher
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