UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 100:
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Article100
Duty to cooperate in the repression of piracy
All States shall cooperate to the fullest possible extent in the repression of piracy on the high seas or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any State.
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UNCLOS and Agreement on Part XI - Preamble and frame index
I think we should step up naval escorts in the area and radically rebalance the pirate's cost-benefit analysis. Right now, the benefits of piracy, appear to far outweigh the potential costs of piracy.