Byline: Arab News
(Category: Opinion)
A long-term solution to piracy in the waters of East Africa demands establishing stability inside Somalia itself, depriving the pirates of a sanctuary, and preventing the anarchy there from spilling over Somalia's borders, said The Economist in an editorial yesterday. Excerpts:
It is tempting to be jaunty about piracy. So what if a few Robin Hoods in skiffs nick the odd tanker off the Horn of Africa? Often enough, the owners pay ransom and nobody gets hurt. Everyone needs a living in these hard times. And if the worst comes to the worst, gunboats can always be dispatched to clean the problem up, just as the …
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