Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: May 2, 2026Country: Global

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Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?

Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping. Maritime traffic is increasingly threatened in strategic areas such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Panama Canal. Experts like Rockford Weitz and George Theocharidis discuss why existing maritime laws are failing to secure the seas.

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