Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy

The piracy problem in Somali waters highlights the challenges and dilemmas facing Russia's arms exporters despite phenomenal sales growth since 2000. A combination of gactors, including fierce competition in the global defence market, may compel Russia to sell to less-demanding clients, shunne...

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Main Authors: Koh, Collin Swee Lean, Matthews, Ron
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-904362020-11-01T08:02:19Z Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy Koh, Collin Swee Lean Matthews, Ron S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science The piracy problem in Somali waters highlights the challenges and dilemmas facing Russia's arms exporters despite phenomenal sales growth since 2000. A combination of gactors, including fierce competition in the global defence market, may compel Russia to sell to less-demanding clients, shunned by Western defence contractors. This could potentially result in intesified geopolitical clashes between Russia and the West. Accepted version 2009-03-11T06:07:14Z 2009-07-29T06:23:58Z 2019-12-06T17:47:42Z 2009-03-11T06:07:14Z 2009-07-29T06:23:58Z 2019-12-06T17:47:42Z 2008 2008 Commentary Koh, C. S. L., & Matthews, R. (2008). Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 111). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90436 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4518 en RSIS Commentaries ; 111/08 3 p. application/pdf
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Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy
description The piracy problem in Somali waters highlights the challenges and dilemmas facing Russia's arms exporters despite phenomenal sales growth since 2000. A combination of gactors, including fierce competition in the global defence market, may compel Russia to sell to less-demanding clients, shunned by Western defence contractors. This could potentially result in intesified geopolitical clashes between Russia and the West.
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title Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy
title_short Russian arms sales : the other story behind Somalia's piracy
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