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

• Main Authors: Koh, Collin Swee Lean, Matthews, Ron
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90436; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4518
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...