YDS 2021 in Review
2021 is an anthology of articles, photo essays and opinions of students in international relations. With a year full of decade-defining events across the globe, this anthology is a must-read to reflect upon the year that was 2021. This anthology was created by Young Diplomats Society. For more information, please visit our website www.theyoungdiplomats.com.
2021 is an anthology of articles, photo essays and opinions of students in international relations. With a year full of decade-defining events across the globe, this anthology is a must-read to reflect upon the year that was 2021.
This anthology was created by Young Diplomats Society. For more information, please visit our website www.theyoungdiplomats.com.
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by Nathaniel Sgambellone |
YDS Senior Editor
In August 2021, the infamous
container ship Ever Given passed
quietly back through the bustling
waters of the Suez Canal after a 3-
month impoundment by the
Egyptian government. Much to the
relief of the Suez Canal Authority, its
return attracted little international
attention.
Few could forget the stark images
from March 2021, when the
enormous vessel became wedged in
the world’s busiest waterway for six
days, causing a logjam of 369 other
vessels and interrupting 12 percent
of global trade per day at a daily
cost of USD 9 billion. The plight of
the Ever Given demonstrated the
growing fragility of global supply
chains in the neoliberal era.
Now more than any other period in
history, when one cog in the engine
of global industry fails, all elements
of global trade are directly affected.
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