Pirates

The Wild West in East Africa

What do a handful of South African mercenaries do for an encore in Somalia, once all the pirates are gone?

BY JAMES BRIDGER, JAY BAHADUR | MAY 30, 2013

Pirates of the Guinean

How West Africa is replacing Somalia as the new pirate lair.

BY THIERRY VIRCOULON | DECEMBER 20, 2012

The Pirates of Puntland

What drinking cocktails on a slow boat to Somalia taught me about the battle against piracy.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Hijacked

How the U.N. saved the Somali pirates from the brink of extinction.

BY ROBERT YOUNG PELTON | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth.

BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012

The Price of Failure

How much has the collapse of Somalia cost the world? $55 billion -- and here's where it went.

BY JOHN NORRIS, BRONWYN BRUTON | OCTOBER 5, 2011

Pirate Hunting in the Gulf of Aden

Images of the anti-piracy campaign off the Horn of Africa.

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Help Wanted

Now is no time for the world to go wobbly on Somalia.

BY OMAR ABDIRASHID ALI SHARMARKE | JUNE 21, 2010

Life Inside Somalia’s Bunker Government

An interview with Information Minister Dahir Gelle, as told to FP's Elizabeth Dickinson.

MARCH 5, 2010

No Heads Are Better Than Two

Russia's double-headed eagle is not just a national emblem. It's a symbol of the national schizophrenia.

BY NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010

Think Again: Africom

U.S. Africa Command was launched to controversy and has been met with skepticism ever since. Behind two years of mixed messages, a coherent mission might finally be emerging. Here's what you need to know about the world's next U.S. military hub.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | NOVEMBER 17, 2009

You Ain't Seen Pirates Yet

The disappearance of the Arctic Sea highlighted the growing problem of piracy -- and demonstrated that the world's navies can't stop the coming surge of attacks.

BY J. PETER PHAM | AUGUST 21, 2009

The Seven Ways to Stop Piracy

And why none of them will work as well as we might hope.

BY KEN MENKHAUS | APRIL 17, 2009

The Pirate Economy

Why the U.S. Navy can't win this fight.

BY J. PETER PHAM | APRIL 13, 2009

Think Again: Pirates

More than 20 countries are joining a special U.S.-led naval force to combat pirates off the coast of Somalia. But it won’t be warships that defeat these modern-day sea dogs.

BY DEREK S. REVERON | JANUARY 12, 2009

Seven Questions: Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper on How to Kick Pirate Booty

The general who whipped U.S. forces in a famous war game tells FP how to crack down on Somali pirates. Ahoy!

INTERVIEW BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | DECEMBER 9, 2008

Europe vs. the Pirates

It may be a quixotic mission, but the European Union’s naval expedition against Somalia’s high-seas troublemakers could be its crucial first step toward becoming an independent military power.

BY ROBERT FARLEY, YOAV GORTZAK | DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pirate Politics

BY JOSHUA KEATING | DECEMBER 13, 2007

Sounding Off

BY DARIA VAISMAN | DECEMBER 27, 2006

Troubled Waters

Plugging the leaks: how to improve the shipping industry.

NOVEMBER 1, 2004