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<div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek"> The Houthi attacks that have rattled global trade are only the latest chapter of the sea’s recent troubles. <br> <i>By <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/author/chloe-hadavas/" data-author-id="1015537" class="author"> Chloe Hadavas</a></i> </p>
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The next U.S. president will be older than all his predecessors.{ai:summary}<p>A mysterious container ship and an orange-red vessel collide in a tangle of hi-tech drama off the coast of Yemen. International intrigue swirls as the Red Sea crisis deepens. #foreignaffairs</p>

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