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The Ancient World’s First Maritime Trade Network
Today’s commercial shipping networks are many and complex and have evolved over centuries. In the last 50 years they have exploded in volume and extent, shifting eastwards at considerable pace. But what was the world’s first sustained shipping network? Economic Powerhouse of the Ancient World It was undoubtedly the one emanating from northwest India’s Indus-Sarasvati…
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Taiwan’s Maritime Legacy and Modern China’s Ambitions
Pete Hegseth, US Defence Secretary, recently warned that China may be preparing to invade Taiwan. This has historical echoes. As a maritime historian with 40 years in global trade, I see striking parallels, explored in my book The Millennium Maritime Trade Revolution: 700–1700, in how Asia’s maritime supremacy unraveled.. History doesn’t repeat, but its geographical…
Nick Collins 