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Why Somali pirate attacks are ramping up again

NPR | By Elissa Nadworny ,

Henry Larson, Michael Levitt

Published September 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM EDT

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Federico Varese, a professor at Sciences Po who studies Somalia's maritime criminal gangs, about why attacks on ships off Somalia's coast are on the rise again.

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Elissa Nadworny

Elissa Nadworny is an NPR Correspondent covering higher education. She previously covered reproductive rights and abortion.

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