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Kidnap - Laurie Taylor explores kidnap for ransom.

KIDNAP - Millions of people live, travel, and work in areas with significant kidnap risks, yet kidnaps of foreign workers, local VIPs, and tourists are surprisingly rare and the vast majority of abductions are peacefully resolved. Anja Shortland, Reader in Political Economy, King's College London, explores this lucrative but tricky business. Also, Jatin Dua, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, examines the upsurge in maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia, taking us inside pirate communities in Somalia. In what ways are modern day pirates connected to longer histories of trade and disputes over protection?

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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28 minutes

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Mon 16 Mar 202000:15
BBC Radio 4

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Guests

Anja Shortland - Professor in Political Economy

Jatin Dua - Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Further Reading

Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business by Anja Shortland

Captured at Sea: Piracy and Protection in the Indian Ocean by Jatin Dua

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  • Wed 11 Mar 202016:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 16 Mar 202000:15
    BBC Radio 4

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