Somali Pirates: A New Phase Zero Stability Operational Approach, a Strategic Imperative in the Horn of Africa
Abstract
To this day, Somali piracy continues unabated in the Horn of Africa. This thesis offers a piracy prevention strategy that involves bold capacity building and reintegration actions on land in limited access environments. It compares piracy to other successful small war experiences in which combined action at the grass roots level led to tactical and even operational success. The thesis operationalizes phase zero ideas by creating diplomatic and military partnerships, applying conflict prevention principles, and blending stability and counterinsurgency operations in the maritime regions off the coast of Somalia. Budget limitations will require creative and multifaceted solutions to this problem. Building Somali maritime partnerships today, however untenable, will be far more cost-effective than prolonged intervention tomorrow.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 18, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA530253
Entities
People
- Dennis J. Larson
Organizations
- National Defense University