Somali Piracy: Resetting the Stage?


Somalia: A series of attacks in 2015 may serve as an indication that the stage is being set for piracy’s return off the coast of Somalia.

This video is one in a series produced for the 2015 State of Maritime Piracy report by Oceans Beyond Piracy, a program of OEF.

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