Why this matters
This matters because diplomatic sequencing often reveals alignment changes before force posture does. The Indian Ocean is usually where shipping risk and energy exposure show up earliest.
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Railway can transform Persian Gulf politics and global security
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, wider tensions in the Red Sea and the oil price spikes these circumstances occassion have made one thing abundantly clear: Gulf countries and global markets are dependent on vulnerable maritime routes. But while national leaders and diplomats work to free up crucial waterways through which much of the […] The post Railway…