The Hidden Architecture of Digital Fragility: Subsea Cables, War Zones and the 95% Problem
When tensions escalate in the Red Sea or around the Strait of Hormuz, attention predictably turns to oil cargoes, naval patrols and maritime insurance premiums. War risk surcharges rise, container vessels reroute and energy markets react within minutes. Yet beneath these waters lies infrastructure arguably more consequential to the modern economy than crude shipments: dense…