Why was there no concerted effort to end the Barbary pirate raids until the 1800's?

Question

Barbary pirate raids on the Mediterranean coast led to widespread depopulation of the coasts from Venice to Malaga with the obvious exception of the larger cities. The pirate raids also seem to be the most frequent during the 17th-18th centuries, when many European countries were on the rise. France, who reached her apogee in the late 17th century, did almost nothing to safeguard her citizens on the south coast. Britain, instead of using her Naval supremacy to crush the pirates, struck a deal with them whereby no ship under the British flag would be a target in return for a tribute (although this was probably a case of Realpolitik; the British realized that the Barbary pirates did far more damage to their adversaries than to them). So why was there no concerted effort by the Europeans to stamp out the Barbary pirates in the 17th-18th centuries?

Answer 1

The answer to this question if multi-faceted.

First the Geopolitical factors: Europeans were so focusecd on conflict with each other and expanding their power that the pirates were nothing more then a slight pain in their sides. Unlike the Vikings of old that dirupted entire dynasties.

Second Britain saw paying the "Bribe" as an easy way to harm her enemies ala the Spanish and French. Allowing them to continue to expand their empire and trades routes.

Third the european powers weighted pors and cons and determined it really wasn't worth the cost to stop the pirates by forming an alliance with those they were fighting against for domination.

Lastly by the 18th century they Europeans were facing revolutions, colonial conflicts, and territorial disputes the pirates where not a priority.