The author ascribes the rise in piracy today to all of the following factors EXCEPT: &nbsp;

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The author ascribes the rise in piracy today to all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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A.
the growth in international shipping with globalisation.
B.
colonialism’s disruption of historic ties among countries.
C.
the high rewards via ransoms for successful piracy attempts.
D.

decreased surveillance of the high seas.

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The passage states that there are never enough warships to patrol pirate-infested waters, but this does not imply that the surveillance at the high seas is declining, just that the scale of the problem is large. All other reasons for rise in piracy today are mentioned in the lines "Increased globalisation has done more to encourage piracy than suppress it. European colonialism weakened delicate balances of power, leading to an influx of opportunists on the high seas."