Leaders | Maritime mayhem
The US Navy confronts a new Suez crisis
Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping threaten global trade
Editor’s note (December 19th 2023): This leader was updated to reflect the growing number of countries that have joined America’s new task force.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Red Sea, red alert”
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