Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping.
Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping.
From the Strait of Hormuz to the Panama Canal, and the Red Sea to the Black Sea, maritime traffic is under increasing threat.
Is shipping becoming the new global battleground? And why are the decades-old laws governing the seas failing?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Rockford Weitz – director of the Fletcher Studies programme at Tufts University
George Theocharidis – professor of maritime law and policy at the World Maritime University
Stavros Karamperidis – associate professor in maritime economics at Plymouth University
Published On 2 May 2026


