On 19th of February I will give a talk in Bristol titled “The Rise and Fall of Somali Pirates: Theorizing Maritime Security Governance in Eastern Africa”. The talk is part of the Global Insecurities Centre Visiting Speaker Series and takes place in Room G2, 10 Priory Road – Wednesday 19th February, 1pm. In the talk I discuss the current state of Somali piracy and present a number of insights from my ongoing ESRC-project on counter-piracy. Specifically I am interested in the effects of Somali piracy and the prospects for maritime security governance in Eastern Africa in the mid-term.