Pirates hijack ships while Mogadishu’s elites hijack the ransom money. Somalia’s corruption runs deeper than the ocean. Somalia’s waters are on fire again. Hijacked boats, hostage crews, and Western navies scrambling to respond. The pirates are back, but they were never really gone. They just got smarter. Or rather, their real bosses in Mogadishu did. … Continue reading Somalia’s Pirates Are Back—And Mogadishu’s Crooks Are Bankrolling Them