Rebuttal to ‘Somalia Piracy Research’ by Dr. Anja Shortland

A research document, entitled "Treasure Mapped: Using Satellite Imagery to Track the Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy,” was published by UK-based Chattam House website, in January 2012.  This report, written by Dr. Anja Shortland of Brunel University, aimed to analyze how piracy  proceeds were used, between 2001-2009. While the aim of the research is academic, the  content is full of contradictions, uses faulty evidence, biased research methodology,

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