From a WSJ article:
In fact, piracy is making a comeback because the world has largely allowed it. The owners of captured vessels have been willing to pay multimillion dollar ransoms to recover the ships, 16 of which and 200 crew members are currently in pirate hands. Restrictive or ambiguous rules of engagement — a bequest of the Law of the Sea Treaty — create further difficulties for navies trying to prevent piracy. Western states have also been wary of trying captured pirates in their own courts, choosing instead to remand them to Kenya’s jurisdiction.
Obama approves of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
Hillary “2009 Apology Tour” Clinton laughed her way through a weak attempt at a response when asked the question today. Got a hostage and she’s laughing it off.