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š šŗšø š¢ From the Caribbean to the Black Sea to Hormuz: The Global Conflict No One is Seeing | Sal Mercogliano
The worldās oceans are witnessing a level of conflict not seen in decades. In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping?, we analyze the rapid escalation of maritime warfare across three key regions: the Caribbean, the Black Sea, and the Strait of Hormuz. From the U.S. Southern Command's strikes on narco-vessels to Ukraine's massive drone offensive against the Russian fleet, and the latest Iranian attacks on commercial tankers, we break down why these "out of sight" events have a habit of triggering global crises.
Key Highlights:
āCaribbean Operations: A look at Operation Southern Spear and the controversial 66 strikes against suspected narco-terrorist boats.
āBlack Sea Offensive: Analyzing Ukraineās strike on 21 Russian ships within 72 hours and the shift toward targeting bridge and accommodation areas.
āHormuz Crisis: The breakdown of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire after three commercial tankers were struck by Iranian UAVs and projectiles.
āHistorical Context: Why maritime incidentsāfrom unrestricted submarine warfare to tanker warsāhistorically lead to major global declarations of war.
āThe "Fainting Goat" Effect: How the fear of predators in the shipping lanes causes global trade to lock up and freeze in place.
00:00 - Intro: The Reality of Modern Naval Warfare
01:43 - How Maritime Events Historically Escalate into War
04:22 - Conflict 1: Operation Southern Spear in the Caribbean
07:02 - Conflict 2: Drone Attacks and Escalation in the Black Sea
10:11 - Geopolitics of the Sea of Azov and Russian Inland Waterways
13:17 - Conflict 3: The Deteriorating Situation in the Strait of Hormuz
14:48 - Iranian Strikes and US Response (CENTCOM)
16:43 - Analysis of the Iran vs. Oman Safe Passage Lanes
18:32 - The Memorandum of Understanding and Control Disputes
21:51 - The Long-term Impact of Undeclared Naval Wars
23:44 - Outro and How to Support the Channel
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šŖšŗāš£ The EU ordered YouTube to take down a video from a Finnish podcast which criticised the Chat Control initiative.
Puheenaihe podcast is a Finnish current affairs program with 60k subscribers. In this episode, Peter Sund, CEO of the Finnish Information Security Cluster (Kyberala ry) offered pointed criticism of the EU's new Chat Control directive, which was enacted under questionable circumstances.
Because the media is in Finnish, it is highly likely the censorship request came from a Finnish government official or a related party.
This makes it troublesome.
Because the Finnish constitution Ā§12 guarantees freedom of expression.
Preventing political publications is a criminal offence: Abuse of Official Position, punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.
The particular episode remains available in the EU on Apple Music and Spotify.
Note that this is not automated YouTube copyright take down system or other automated system, because then the video would be ...
