The International Response to Somali Piracy: Challenges and Opportunities

The recent surge in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia has triggered an international response which is unprecedented in terms of the number of actors involved. The International Response to Somali Piracy presents a comprehensive treatment of the international response to Somali piracy, exploring current initiatives to counter the piracy threat, both operationally and legally. Moreover, the book analyzes the regional and broader international context within which these initiatives are taken, and identifies the challenges and opportunities for international cooperation on fighting piracy at sea. This volume brings together experts from a great variety of different backgrounds and disciplines.

The editors are Senior Research Fellows at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', a policy institute for international relations. In a constantly-changing global environment, Clingendael functions both as a think-tank and a diplomatic academy, identifying and analyzing emerging political and social developments for the benefit of government and the general public.