Recording of presentation by Mr Jay Bahadur at Dyason House, 124 Jolimont Road, East Melbourne on Monday 12th of September, 2011. For centuries, pirates have captured the imagination of people everywhere. But the recent gangs of daring, ragtag pirates off the coast of Somalia, hijacking the crew and passengers of huge ships for ransom, have brought the scourge of piracy into the modern era.  Jay Bahadur explores this phenomenon and the International Community's response to combat it. Mr Bahadur is a Canadian freelance journalist, who has corresponded for ‘The Times’, ‘The New York Times’, the’ Financial Times’, and CBS News.