Pirate State: Inside Somalia''s Terrorism at Sea | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Peter Eichstaedt
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Peter Eichstaedt
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=BTC
Category=HBTM
Category=JPA
Category=JPWL
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch

Pirate State: Inside Somalia''s Terrorism at Sea

English

By (author): Peter Eichstaedt

In 2009, the United States was hit broadside by Somali pirates who attempted to capture the U.S. flag ship Maersk Alabama. Suddenly, the pirates were no longer a distant menace. They had thrust themselves onto the American stage.

            Are the Somali pirates a legion of desperate fishermen attacking cargo ships and ocean cruisers to reclaim their waters? Or is piracy connected to crime networks and the madness that grips Somalia? What threats do pirates pose to international security?

            To answer these questions, Peter Eichstaedt crisscrosses East Africa, meeting with pirates both in and out of prisons, talking with them about their lives, tactics, and motives. Ultimately, he comes face-to-face with a former fighter with Somalias brutal Islamic al-Shabaab militia. He discovers that piracy is a symptom of a much deeper problem: Somalia itself.

            Pirate State explores the links between the pirates, global financiers, and extremists who control southern Somalia and whose influence extends across the Gulf of Aden into Yemen and connects to extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Somali pirates are desperate and dangerous men who will do just about anything for money, and Pirate State argues that turning a blind eye to piracy and the problems of Somalia is inviting a disaster of horrific proportions.

See more
Current price €16.99
Original price €19.99
Save 15%
A01=Peter EichstaedtAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Peter Eichstaedtautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=BTCCategory=HBTMCategory=JPACategory=JPWLCOP=United StatesDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€10 to €20PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 317g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Oct 2016
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781613736661

About Peter Eichstaedt

Peter Eichstaedt is the Africa editor for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in The Hague. He is a veteran journalist who has reported from locations worldwide including Slovenia Moldova Afghanistan Albania Armenia and Uganda and a former senior editor for Uganda Radio Network. He is the author of If You Poison Us: Uranium and Native Americans.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept