How a potential disruption of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger far-reaching global economic consequences, reshaping energy markets, maritime trade, and supply chains while exposing the structural fragility of globalization.
The Red Sea’s power struggle is shifting from warships to ports and trade corridors, reshaping regional influence amid Gulf rivalry, Sudan’s war, and Horn of Africa alignments.
Red Sea has become a zone of “managed instability,” where sanctions, cyber disruption, and insurance risk now outweigh missiles in shaping global shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.