Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Map -- Prologue: The Pirates' Call -- 1. Attack on the Alabama -- 2. Pirates and Prisons -- 3. Cauldron of Chaos -- 4. Method to the Madness -- 5. Inside a Hijacking -- 6. Nightmare on the Delta -- 7. Ten Months in Hell -- 8. Malaise in Mombasa -- 9. Desperation at Dadaab -- 10. Haven for Terror -- 11. Fighting Back -- 12. Sailors Take Warning -- Epilogue: A Modest Proposal -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Providing a timely and never-before-seen perspective on the ever-increasing menace of Somali pirates, this account shows how the cargo ship and oil tanker hijackings and ransoms in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean have turned one of the world's busiest shipping lanes into one of the most dangerous. By way of one-on-one interviews with pirates, their associates, their victims, and those who police them, the book reveals piracy's origins, tactics, and increasing links to terrorists in Somalia, East Africa, and the Middle East, including Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. These sources point to a scenario in which Somali pirates might not just be out for themselves; they may be a part of a larger, more sinister infrastructure of global financiers and Islamic extremists that-if not dealt with soon-could greatly destabilize the region and perhaps threaten United States national security.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.