Officials from major maritime states gathered in Bahrain to address compounding threats across the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Black Sea. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted that low-cost technologies are increasingly being used to paralyze navigation, pointing to a recently sunk Greek-owned container ship and stranded Ukrainian grain. Representatives urged coastal nations and international users to share intelligence and execute joint operations to defend maritime routes. Securing vital undersea communication cables was also prioritized alongside conventional surface transit.
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Global leaders must dramatically expand multilateral security coordination to prevent vit…: Global leaders must dramatically expand multilateral security coordination to prevent vital international trade routes from being compromised.
Inexpensive technology deployed by state and non-state actors represents a growing threat…: Inexpensive technology deployed by state and non-state actors represents a growing threat to commercial shipping corridors.
Protecting critical undersea infrastructure has emerged as an essential priority alongsid…: Protecting critical undersea infrastructure has emerged as an essential priority alongside the defense of surface maritime transit.
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- Maritime nations at the Manama Dialogue said the Strait of Hormuz crisis shows security cooperation has not kept pace with global trade, and waterways must not be held hostage.
- Singapore’s Zaqy Mohamad called for states to share threat data, act together and protect undersea infrastructure, while backing patrols in the Malacca Straits, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea.
- Leaders warned that Iran-linked threats, Red Sea and Black Sea disruption, and high oil prices are raising conflict and trade risks.
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A common sentiment, arising out of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz where a tense standoff between the US and Iran has disrupted shipping for months, is this: While globalisation and shared economic interests have failed to reduce risk of conflict, never again should economies and livelihoods be held hostage to maritime chokepoints.
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