We can deduce that the author believes that piracy can best be controlled in the long run: &nbsp;

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We can deduce that the author believes that piracy can best be controlled in the long run:

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A.
through international cooperation in enforcing stringent deterrents.
B.
if we eliminate poverty and income disparities in affected regions.
C.
through the extensive deployment of technology to track ships and cargo.
D.

through lucrative welfare schemes to improve the lives of people in affected regions.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

According to the passage, the "root causes" of piracy are abject poverty and the daily struggle for survival (paragraph 4). The author also explains in the last two paragraphs that international cooperation in enforcing strict deterrents, investments in local welfare and using technology solutions like robot shipping have failed.