{"id":14999,"date":"2011-02-08T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T05:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=14999"},"modified":"2011-02-07T22:23:12","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T03:23:12","slug":"somali-piracy-stratfors-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/somali-piracy-stratfors-annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali Piracy – Stratfor’s Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For most of us Somali piracy is a curiosity. But if you are crossing the Indian Ocean these days, even headed south towards \u00a0South Africa, the risks are real. Stratfor is what we would call a private State Department or risk analysis outfit. Formed by George Friedman, they are considered the best in this business by the professionals. Their recently published report on Somali piracy<\/p>\n

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can be \u00a0download here<\/a>. You can visit the Stratfor website here.<\/a> We are long time subscribers to their newsletter and if you want the real low down on what is going on, often at odds with what you hear or read in mass media, check them out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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