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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024576
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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land … economy to establish which (domestic) groups benefit from ransom monies. Given the paucity of economic data on Somalia, we … amounts of ransom monies are spent within Somalia. The impacts appear to be spread widely, benefiting the working poor and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322384
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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land … economy to establish which (domestic) groups benefit from ransom monies. Given the paucity of economic data on Somalia, we … amounts of ransom monies are spent within Somalia. The impacts appear to be spread widely, benefiting the working poor and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322582
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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756094
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War and famine, peace and light? The economic dynamics of conflict in Somalia 1993–2009
Shortland, Anja; Christopoulou, Katerina; Makatsoris, … - In: Journal of Peace Research 50 (2013) 5, pp. 545-561
recovery and clearly show the contrast between the stable regions of Northern Somalia and the chaos and anarchy of Southern … Somalia. Based on geospatial analyses of settlement patterns in Somali cities, we argue that specific metrics of light output …. Future peace initiatives need to confront these economic incentives for continued conflict and state failure in Somalia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134690
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Marine-Einsatz vor Somalia: mehr als eine Sisyphusarbeit?
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 7, pp. 2-6
islamistischen Gruppen in Somalia. Eine Finanzierung des globalen Terrors über die erpressten Lösegelder konnte so bisher verhindert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838774
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Barrgh-gaining with Somali Pirates
Groot, Olaf J. de; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Ransoms paid to Somali pirates are drifting upward and negotiation times are increasing, yet there is huge variation in bargaining outcomes across shipowners. We use a unique dataset of 179 Somali hijackings, and an underlying theoretical model of the bargaining process based on detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896083
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Piraterie in Somalia: ein gutes Geschäft für Viele
Shortland, Anja - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 29, pp. 2-6
Zentralregierung, die in Somalia für Recht und Ordnung sorgt, ist nicht in Sicht, und eine Verbesserung der lokalen politischen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602201
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Piraterie ist nicht nur für die Somalier ein gutes Geschäft: Sieben Fragen an Anja Shortland
Shortland, Anja; Wittenberg, Erich - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 29, pp. 7
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602202
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Marine-Einsatz vor Somalia: mehr als eine Sisyphusarbeit?
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 7, pp. 2-6
islamistischen Gruppen in Somalia. Eine Finanzierung des globalen Terrors über die erpressten Lösegelder konnte so bisher verhindert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602305