Piracy off the Horn of Africa

By Congressional Research Service
Updated: 07/15/2009

By Lauren Ploch. Congressional Research Service, 2009.

An in-depth analysis of the increase in pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia that began in 2008. Written for congressional lawmakers, the paper looks at U.S. and international (chiefly NATO and European Union) policy responses as of April 2009.

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