source: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/81951557.html
Summary: Last Monday, Somali pirates released a Greek supertanker with its crew of 28 after being attacked by another rival pirate group in an attempt to steal the ransom. Upon delivering the supertanker, Somali pirates were attacked by the rival group and ironically, had to call anti-piracy forces for assistance. The EU naval forces, however, did not intervene. It is believed that on Sunday the Somali pirates collected roughly about $5.5 million from the ship and released the supertanker Monday morning, which is the second oil tanker captured by Somali pirates. The International Maritime Bureau stated last week that sea attacks worldwide increased 39 percent to 406 cases. Somali pirates committed 217 of the attacks and had seized 47 vessels. This is a significant increase from 2008, when Somali pirates launched 111 attacks (42 which were successful). As of now, there is not enough action being done to prevent these acts of piracy. The U.N. is "too busy fighting the Islamist Insurgency to arrest pirates."
Question: What steps should be taken in order to prevent these acts of piracy? There is nofear instilled that there will be consequences to these crimes, so how could the E.U. naval force and U.N. ensure that they will stop?
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I think it's a total challenge when it comes to Piracy near and around Somalia. I feel that the E.U. naval force, and the U.N. should work together more efficiently to better control the waters, and put a stop to Somalian piracy. Although, I'm really not sure as to how the two forces would go about achieving this goal safely.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the EU but it seems like the U.N. has always been kind of weak. The responsibility will probably end up falling onto individual countries rather than those sorts of organizations. Maybe that will be more effective.
ReplyDeleteWon't lining up and blocking the pirates at their shores only force them to turn to other means to make money?? Won't they - without actual aid and change in their country - engage in more violence and terrorism? Wouldn't you if you were desperate? Somalia is in the Middle East! Do we really want our energies to create even more animosity toward the rich West??
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