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Horn of Africa

A Domino Effect in the Horn of Africa?

Alex Thurston | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

Read More: Sudan, War on Terror, Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Al Shabab, Somali Civil War, Horn of Africa, East Africa, Refugees, Ogaden, World News
Alex Thurston

Somalia's civil war constitutes a danger to the whole region, but it is not the only cause of instability. How far will chaos spread, and what is the appropriate US policy response?

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Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan Killing Shows Dramatic Shift In U.S. Policy Towards Somalia

Global Post | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, Al Shabaab, Al Qaeda, Horn of Africa, Somalia Al Qaeda, Al-Qaida, Somalia, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan Dead, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Saleh Nabhan, Nabhan Dead, Somalia Us Intervention, World News

Tristan McConnell | GlobalPost NAIROBI, Kenya -- A strike by six U.S. helicopter gunships on an Al Qaeda target in Somalia on Monday marks a dramat...

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Confronting Pirates: West Weighs Arming Ships

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

Read More: Somali Pirates, Pirates, Arm Ships, Confronting Pirates, Mv Maersk Alabama, Arming Ships, Horn of Africa, World News

ISTANBUL — Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering ...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Turkey, Moqtada Al-Sadr, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Horn of Africa, Georgia, Lebanon, Iraq, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Biden, Iran, Clinton, Kurd, Russia, Israel, India, Us, Kenya, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs :The Geopolitical Importance of Syria SI Analysis: Engagement with Syria seems to be a priority for many di...

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Somalia, Outside the Violence Box

Abukar Arman | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

Read More: Terrorist Watch List, Hizbul Islam, Al Shabab, Somalia, Muslim World, Horn of Africa, World News
Abukar Arman

Instead of sending more weapons to Somalia, as did the Obama administration recently, imagine a two-track benevolent campaign launched concurrently to positively impact hearts and minds.

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US Sends Weapons To Somalia: State Department

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Somali Violence, Somalia Insurgency, Us Weapons Somalia, Somalia, Islamist Militants, Horn of Africa, Somali Crisis, World News

The US has confirmed that it has sent weapons to Somalia's UN-backed transitional government....

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Somali Pirates' Condition Put Into Perspective: Interview

Global Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Somalia Pirates, Somali Pirates Ransom, Somalia Government, Somaliland, Foreign Affairs, Horn of Africa, Somali Pirates, Somalian Pirates, Somalia, Pirates Horn of Africa, Advocacy, World News

By Tristan McConnell | GlobalPost BERBERA, Somaliland -- The slight figure of Farah Ismail Eid is a far cry from the swashbuckling, murderous imag...

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"It's A Fine Mess We're In, Obie."

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Somalia, Ethiopia, Mogadishu, Barack Obama, Horn of Africa, George W. Bush, Al Qaeda, World News
Reese Schonfeld

I hesitate to say that Somalia is lost, but it is unlikely that it can be saved without major intervention from the West, which unfortunately, is unlikely.

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US Ships Must Be Armed In Horn Of Africa: Coast Guard

Reuters | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Read More: U.S. Coast Guard, Somalia Pirates, Foreign Affairs, Somali Pirates, Horn of Africa, Pirates, Somalia, Pirates Horn of Africa, Pirates Ship Somalia, Advocacy, World News

The U.S. Coast Guard will require U.S.-flagged ships sailing around the Horn of Africa to post guards and ship owners to submit anti-piracy security p...

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Somali Pirate Home Base: Eyl

WardHeerNews | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Somalia Pirates, Somali Pirate Home Base, Somali Pirates Ransom, Somalia Government, Foreign Affairs, Horn of Africa, Somali Pirate, Somali Pirates, Somali Pirate Headquarters, Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Pirates Horn of Africa, Advocacy, Eyl, Pirates Eyl, Eyl Pirates, World News

Garowe, (WDN) - The Somali pirates that have wreaked havoc on the shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean in recent years have been wi...

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Wall Street, Somalia, and Jack Sparrow

John Feffer | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

Read More: Pirates, Somalia, John Thain, Wall Street, Jack Sparrow, Russia, John Thain Decorator, Suez Canal, Debt, Ethiopia, Algeria, Horn of Africa, Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Saudi Arabia, Somalia Ethiopia, Frank Lambert, Wall Street Bonuses, Somalia Pirates, Morocco, Somali Pirates, European Union, United States, John Thain Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, New York City, Rubrick Biegon, Foreign Policy, Pirates Ship Somalia, Brooks Brothers, John Thain Bonus, Ethiopian Troops Somalia, Bonuses, Tripoli, Citigroup, World News
John Feffer

Why are more than a dozen of the world's navies converging on Somalia to battle pirates there instead of sailing into New York to capture the Wall Street pirates?

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Editorial: West Misunderstands Piracy, Many Somalis Consider It National Defense

WardheerNews.com | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Solving Pirates Problem, Somali Pirates, Piracy, Pirates National Defense, Horn of Africa, Pirates, Gulf of Aden, Somalia Pirates Misunderstood, Indian Ocean, World News

Lately, the western media has particularly focused on stories of the Somalia piracy, which in effect has received more coverage than the often-talked ...

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Pirates of Somalia

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Ethiopia, Obama Indonesia, Terrorism, Horn of Africa, Somali Pirates, Russia Georgia War, Ukraine, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Government, North America, Somalia, Darfur Sudan, Soviet Union, Politics News
Eric Margolis

They are 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and cute little Johnny Depps they are not. This year alone, brazen Somali pirates have attacked 95 vessels. The corsairs still hold 16 ships and up to 300 sailors.

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Saudis May Use Military Force Against Somali Pirates

Press TV | Posted 12.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Somalia Pirates, Piracy, Saudi Arabia Somalia Pirates, Saudi Arabia, Horn of Africa, Saudi Arabia Military Force Pirates, Pirates, Pirate, Gulf of Aden, Sirius Star, Home News

Saudi Arabia is likely to use military force to rescue a giant oil tanker recently seized by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. The country might...

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Responding to Famine in the Horn of Africa: Learn from Past Mistakes

Gary Paul Nabhan | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Farming, Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, Humanitarian, Nikolay Vavilov, Minor Crops, Wheat Barley, Horn of Africa, United Nations, Aid, 700 Milion, Low Input, Teff, Drought, Fossil Fuel Based Fertilizer, Bailout, M, Climate Change, Famine, Crop Diversity, Environment, Food, Melaku Worede, Food Relief, John Holmes, Genetically Engineered Hybrid, Seeds of Survival, Ethiopa, Green News
Gary Paul Nabhan

The sad truth is that famines are shaped less by drought and more by inequitable political and economic access to seed diversity, technical assistance, and temporary food relief.

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