IFSH Fatma Ahmed Unravelling the Puzzle of Piracy A Somali Perspective Working Paper 6 | November 2013 Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg/ Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg Beim Schlump 83, 20144 Hamburg Tel: +49 40 866 077-0 - Fax: +49 40 866 36 15 About Zeus The Institute for Peace Research and Security Studies at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) is divided into three specialized research units. The Centre for European Peace and Security Studies (ZEUS) focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of the European Union's efforts to strengthen peace and security in the various fields included within the scope of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - both within and beyond Europe. Contact: Hans-Georg Ehrhart,
[email protected] About the author Fatma M. Ahmed was a visiting master candidate at ZEUS/IFSH in 2013 where she wrote her thesis under the supervision of Dr. Hans-Georg Ehrhart. She completed her European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation – an interdisciplinary centre of excellence formed by 41 universities from all European Union Member States – with an awarded thesis being presented in this Working Paper in a slightly adapted version. Currently she works for the Somali NGO “Somali Economic Forum”. Unravelling the Puzzle of Piracy A Somali Perspective Fatma Ahmed Abstract The UN Security Council has issued ten resolutions dealing specifically with piracy off the coast of Somalia. There has since been a growing concern among international, regional and maritime actors about the potential threats posed by the phenomenon of piracy as long as Somali waters remain in a state of lawlessness.