, improving Somalia's anarchic political situation will not necessarily stop piracy. Our analysis demonstrates that piracy is a …This article argues that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to control Somali piracy for four reasons. First …, Somali piracy is a land-based problem and naval control mechanisms are not changing the incentives for pirates. Second …

for this hypothesis using the International Maritime Bureau's dataset on piracy. Piracy is reported by ship-owners, giving … a unique insight into crime in badly governed countries which were systematically excluded from previous analyses. We … show that profitable forms of piracy flourish where on the one hand there is stability and infrastructure, but on the other …