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Tue, Apr 14, 2009 -- 9:00 AM
Pirates and Failed States
In a standoff with Somali pirates this weekend, snipers killed three pirates and rescued Captain Richard Phillips. Unfortunately
there is no silver bullet to fix the crumbling state of Somalia or the increasing threat of piracy. We discuss the political
situation in Somalia, and how failed states can foster international crime.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Bjoern H. Seibert, associate fellow at the Royal United Services and research affiliate at MIT
- Bronwyn Bruton, international affairs fellow in residence at the Council on Foreign Relations
- Peter Lehr, lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and editor of "Violence at Sea: Piracy in the Age of Global Terrorism"
