The Dialectics of Piracy in Somalia

Abdi Samatar, University of Minnesota geographer, gave a half hour podcast hosted by Africa Past and Present on 14 May 2013 titled "The Dialectics of Piracy in Somalia."  He discusses pirates and piracy off the Somali coast, the complexities and inequalities between "fish pirates" and other kinds of pirates, the inadequacy of clans in explaining Somali society, and thoughts on the future of Somalia.