Is private sector best suited for anti-piracy?

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The piracy question is the most black and white issue in the mostly grey realm of unconventional warfare. Freedom of the seas is good, you can not take what is not your, and the souvernty of no nation is infringed upon. Yet, it seems this is a challenge most suited to the private sector, since the diplomatic difficulties of involving navies are great. Moreover, the ROE of such an operation is prohibitive. And why have a warship follow a merchant ship when the same force protection could be had from placing a four man team on the vessel. I have contacted the few maritime security companies I could find to get further input, but they seem to be stuck in antiquated thinking. There seems to be a real opportunity to develop an organically formed solution to this problem. A chance exists to allow freedom to triumph over oppression on the global state—swiftly and effectively.