The four types of pirate

摘要

Somali pirates have been a thorn in the side of the international community. Frustrated by the failure to eliminate piracy in these strategic waterways, the UN has enacted several resolutions empowering the international community to actively participate in securing this area. Despite the UN/NATO's efforts, piracy incidents reached a new zenith in 2009/10. Their strategy failed because they poorly understand the causes of piracy. Those concerned with piracy catalogue the cultural and geographic conditions that facilitate piracy without knowing how those conditions were created and the motives of the different pirates.