The economic disruption from blocking a vital shipping and energy route in the Persian Gulf has challenged the idea that distance no longer matters.
The blockage of a vital shipping and energy route in the Persian Gulf has caused serious economic disruption, a Straits Times commentary says.
The author contrasts the instant movement of information and money with the physical corridors still needed to move goods and energy. The episode, the commentary argues, shows that even a connected world remains shaped by geography and vulnerable to a blockade of a key route.