The high seas are a common ground where safe trade should take place between many different countries. States are all dependent upon the safety of the seas, so when they are in danger all the states that have or will ever trade across those seas are in jeopardy. The price of oil and other goods threaten to rise with the increased risk of hijackings in the seas, greatly affecting Europe and America’s trade with the Middle East. Trade to countries surrounding Somalia will be greatly strained making piracy not only a problem for Somalia but for any traders that are located near their coast. The oil Somalia and the Middle East possess make helping rid Somalia of their pirates a beneficial venture for the United States as well as other countries by protecting their investments. By providing aid to Somalia the United States will keep strong ties with them in hopes for future trade/oil and protect their current oil and other investments in the Middle East. The dependency the United States has in the Middle East makes any security dilemma involving their trade a top priority for the US to fix.

If piracy continues off the coast of Somalia with success then it may give hope for pirates to venture to other seas affecting safe sea trade for everyone. In the respect that it may affect the interdependence and safe trade between many countries; this piracy can become a major problem. As of now the region surrounding Somalia is considered some of the most dangerous maritime region. The UN must intervene as it will affect the trade of many, ruining what they had hoped for in the Atlantic Charter “a peace should enable all men to traverse the high seas and oceans without hindrance.”