Somalia Pirates

Somalia Pirates

Abstract

In this study, we are going to what exactly Somali pirates are. The paper is applying intellectual standards and the elements of reasoning assess the ability of the culture of Somali pirates to influence an issue of local, regional, or global importance and it's affect on U.S. interest.

Somalia Pirates

Introduction

The piracy off the coast of existing Somalia was a threat to shipping internationally since the civil war in that country began in the early 90's. Since 2005, several organizations, including the International Maritime Organization and the World Programme Food, have expressed concern at the increase of such actions. One of the means used to deal with this situation is the Task Force 150, operating multinational naval coalition in the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Meanwhile, Somali pirates, most devoted to fishing and self-described at first as "Volunteer Coast Guard of Somalia", report that the real villains of the sea are the poachers who plunder our fish, in clear allusion to the fishing vessels from developed countries and remember, in turn, the serious problem of pollution that suffer from the discharge of pollutants Radioactive these countries make their coast.

Background

The chaotic state of Somalia by not having a central government, coupled with the country's location in the so-called Horn of Africa, was the factors that facilitated the rise of piracy in that country. Since the fall of the government in the early 90's, foreign fleets began practicing illegal fishing in Somali waters and dumping toxic and nuclear weapons. The pirates decided to protect the coast before the militia becomes engaged. This activity began to decline after the rise of the Islamic Courts Union in 2006. However, piracy grew again after Ethiopia invaded Somalia in December of that year.

Some of the pirates were fishermen who claim the presence of foreign vessels in Somali waters. Because, the earnings follow the kidnapping, pirates have been supported by “warlords "who provide this type of activities in exchange for a share of the profits. The pirates do not hurt their kidnapping victims and then be able to demand some kind of ransom in exchange.

Attempts to end this practice are limited by the barrier means the territorial waters of Somalia. The persecution of pirate vessels are interrupted when they enter the territorial sea, as there is no permission from the government to gain entry. On the ...