Former Pirate Hunter Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, East Africa expert Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the movie Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.

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Your Panel

• Ben Adams
• Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
• Ryan Sheely
• Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

Further Reading

• Close-in weapon system (CWIS)
• USS Gettysburg
• War Making and State Making as Organized Crime by Charles Tilly (PDF)
• ‘Miraa is cool’: the cultural importance of miraa (khat) for Tigania and Igembe youth in Kenya