The shifting of Indonesia s capital from Jakarta to Nusantara is not only about the country s efforts to escape floods and crowds, but it also has economic and geopolitical ramifications.
The Indian Ocean is becoming increasingly important to China’s economic and security interests. China appears to be pursuing what has been widely characterized as a “string of pearls” strategy of cultivating India’s neighbors as friendly states, both to protect its economic and security interests and to balance a “rising India.” With Chinese influence in the region growing, it is essential that the U.S. not fall behind in the Indian Ocean, but maintain a steady presence in the region, both to signal its resolve to stay engaged and to avoid the difficulties of reentering a region.
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The bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan did not damage the global power of the U.S., but it altered the geopolitical landscape in that region, and it left a trail of humanitarian destruction in its wake.
The global shipping industry should brace for a widespread crisis that would result in a surge in operational costs, loss of ships, and delays if Chin.