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The Seven Ways to Stop Piracy
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Apr 20, 2009 12:10am |
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| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Monday, April 20, 2009 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | And why none of them will work as well as we might hope.
Now that the rush of excitement has subsided from the made-for-TV drama of the rescue of Captain Phillips, we are left with the more sobering long-term question of what to do about Somali piracy. Whether piracy constitutes a serious national security threat is a subject of debate. But there is no question that piracy off the Somali coast is now an important symbolic political issue for both the Obama administration and its critics. The Obama administration does not want conservative opponents to portray it as weak on defense or unwilling to use force to protect American interests, and so cannot afford to embrace passive policies on piracy. Yet the piracy issue is replete with traps, a seemingly simple problem with seemingly simple solutions, all of which could easily backfire and make things worse.
Indeed, some of the strategies that have the greatest appeal for the American public and punditry are also the most dangerous. And certainly, none of them offers a quick fix.
Let’s look at the standard menu of options being discussed in Washington: |
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