"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern Tip of Africa"

Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by spaceman_2020 on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:16PM (#38917504)

Peter Zeihan predicted that the US will gradually withdraw from being the global security guarantor as it doesn’t serve their interests anymore, and that we will see an increase in attacks on cargo ships on the open ocean.

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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:21PM (#38917558)

For context, Zeihan is former Stratfor, the Zero Hedge of geopolitics.

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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by pfdietz on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:04PM (#38920386)

I'm anticipating India growing their navy.

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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by grenouille932 on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:23PM (#38921443)

Attacks on cargo ships don't happen in the middle of the ocean (for obvious reasons) but near coasts, were regional powers can provide security.

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Re:"95% of container ships are now going around the Southern... by spaceman_2020 on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @12:21AM (#38922649)

Regional powers will provide security only if its in their interests to provide security.

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