Modern Piracy and Their Hotspots

Modern piracy affects almost everywhere in the world and grows with globalization. The tentacles of the pirates are now extending from South America to the South China Sea. The most common case of pirates occurred on a commercial trade route on the sea. As China dominates the global container transportation industry, the South China Sea is a pirate hot spot (Kraska 2011). The importance of cargo activities increased the opportunities for pirates and undoubtedly caused 69 piracy incidents reported in the South China Sea in 2009 (Kraska 2011).

Piracy can be traced back to the time people started using the sea as a trade route. This is robbery and violence against crews of other ships. Piracy may occur on land or at sea, and many definitions of modern piracy contain kidnapping, of which one has possession of ransom prisoners. On the way to the port, grab valuables that are carried on ships such as oil, cars, weapons. The sinking of a ship is also considered piracy. Many of the information in this report is realized by collecting information from multiple online databases and compiling it. Other sources of information include newspaper articles, hostages, backgrounds of pirates, and the decision to record their experiences.

Modern piracy affects almost everywhere in the world and grows with globalization. The tentacles of the pirates are now extending from South America to the South China Sea. The most common case of pirates occurred on a commercial trade route on the sea. As China dominates the global container transportation industry, the South China Sea is a pirate hot spot (Kraska 2011). - Iran scandals in the 1980s, which were first exposed in November 1986, were scandals, weapons trading, hostage trading and illegal activities ("Iran-Contra Affair" Infoplease.com). The original purpose of selling weapons was to improve the relationship between America and Iran. (Sanders SNU.edu)

Contemporary piracy continues to evolve since the pirate attacks in the corners of Africa dramatically increased in the first decade of the 21st century. Its geographical focus has changed and becomes more complicated so that technical experts in the fields of finance and counterfeiting are invaded into a complex supply chain. In the early special attacks, vessels, crew members and cargoes were required ransom, but new pirates can target products such as palm oil and illegally caught fish, and these industries can be sustainable It hampered efforts to push it up to development.