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Piracy in the Horn of Africa Waters: Definitions, History, and Modern Causes
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2015 , Article)
Throughout history, ocean piracy was common in different parts of the world, but it was rare in the Horn of Africa waters. Although international law clearly defines piracy, the term is often carelessly used interchangeably ...
Avoiding Somalia: what prevents onshore solutions to piracy?
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2015 , Article)
The United Nations Security Council has repeatedly stated that onshore solutions have to be
carried out in Somalia in order to end piracy in the Horn of Africa. Yet, the primary
responses from the international community ...
The Persistence of Autocracy: Jordan, Morocco and the Gulf
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2015 , Article)
Through the ebbs and flows of the Arab Spring, Arab monarchies have remained securely in place. In fact, for much of their history, the resilience of autocracy has been a key feature of the Arab monarchies' survival. While ...
Discoursing ‘democratic knowledge’ & knowledge production in North Africa
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Other)
North Africa (interchangeably used with the term ‘Maghrib’) has historically featured as a contributor to Euro-Med cultures and civilisations. Mesopotamia, Egypt and Phoenicia all at one point in time or another mediated ...
Towards a ‘democratic knowledge’ turn? Knowledge production in the age of the Arab Spring
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
This contribution (and the special issue as a whole) marks a modest attempt to initiate an investigation into what is called here ‘democratic knowledge’. This is done with special reference to the Arab Maghrib (in this ...
The impact of the Arab spring on the gulf cooperation council
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Taylor & Francis
, 2015 , Article)
It is apposite to interrogate the notion of ‘monarchical exceptionalism’ when testing the idea that the ‘Arab Spring’ has not affected the so-called ‘ruling bargain’ in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Arab Spring ...