Somalia

Background

• Cold War brought conflicts in Africa
• Most unsuccessful fishermen are now pirates 
• Factions are fighting for power
• Extremely low GDP
• Very strict food supply

Problems

• No stable government
• Piracy is lethal to the economy
• Factions struggle for power
• US$3 Billion in debt
• Piracy destroys global economy

Solutions

• Governmental recovery by UN 
• Global Navy is hunting pirates
• NATO is having operations in Somalia
• Blocked routes from Russia to Somalia

Suggestions

Maybe we could...

• Rebuild the government
• Get rid of piracy
• Confiscate firearms
• Send small rations there
• Make a reliable state

Works Cited
"Ending Somali Piracy Will Need On-Shore Solutions and International Support to Rebuild Somalia." (n.d.): n. pag. The World Bank. Web. 9 June 2014.
Habeeb, William Mark. Civil Wars in Africa. Philadelphia: Mason Crest, 2014. Print.
"Somalia." The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, n.d. Web.
"Somalian Civil War." (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
"Somalia." The World Almanac Online. Infobase Learning, Apr. 2014. Web. 5 June 2014.
Venugopalan, Urmila. "Is Somali Piracy Over?" Global Public Square RSS. Cable News Network, 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 11 June 2014.