Since the pirates are attacking ships from varying nations in international waters, an international force must be used in order to ensure stability. The UN Security Council has already passed legislation supporting the use of force in the region and NATO vessels are patrolling the waters. These forces, much like the peacekeeping efforts previously used by NATO and the United Nations in areas such as Bosnia, are a deterrent to the pirates. The preponderance of power with UN support presents a deadly alternative to the pirates, thus making continued piracy unlikely.

A Ukrainian ship loaded with Kenyan weapons was hijacked by Somali pirates and created a scenario where only an international response would apply. Intervention by international actors allowed for the situation to be controlled rather than dealing with three separate and uncoordinated actions. Evidence of the failure of nations to communicate over a precarious international situation has been seen before in scenarios such as WWI where closed talks and uncoordinated diplomacy led to war. Furthermore, an internationally approved policy could be clearly understood and practiced by the actors involved. Coordinated international policy against piracy in the Gulf of Aden presents a more efficient and deadly alternative which would deter piracy more than the individual actions of states.

International involvement in the Gulf of Aden has increased the world’s well being and interests. The end of pirating in the region will immediately better the Somalis who will no longer have to live with the threat of pirates in their waters. Also, an end to the seizure of international ships will return international trade to its previous level. The action by the UN and NATO has strongly benefited the lives of those who live on the Gulf of Aden and has helped return international markets to their lower price levels satiating the world’s economic needs and helping to improve the world.