New report reveals the growth of piracy off Somalia’s lawless coast
As a standoff between Somali pirates and U.S warships continues in the Indian Ocean, a British think tank released a report today showing the growth of piracy off the Somali coast. According to Chatham House, piracy in the region has doubled in 2008 over the previous year. It threatens to disrupt international trade and could potentially become a weapon of international terrorism. Guest: Roger Middleton, researcher for the Africa Programme at Chatham House, a foreign affairs think tank
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