Pirates Seize Saudi Super Tanker: Analysis by Michael Shank Al Jazeera[WEBSITE VERSION] November 18, 2008
Michael Shank, a conflict analyst with the Institute for Conflict
Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, examines the root
causes of piracy off the coast of Somalia and observes that military
actions alone, ones that do not address these underlying conditions, will be
unsuccessful. Shank identifies political instability, Somalia's
humanitarian crisis, and the ongoing exploitation of the waters as the
three root causes behind the increased piracy. Interview by Al Jazeera
English, November 18th, 2008. Video courtesy of Al Jazeera English.