The war between Israel and Hamas has no signs of ceasefire.Iran's "resistance of the axis", including the Albon in Lebanon and the Hussean Armed Forces in Yemen to support Hamas to take revenge on Israel, and Israel also returned.U.S. Secretary of State Brills warned many times that the Harbin War would easily spread, threatening the security of the entire Middle East.
Expansion of the Harbin War line to increase the risk of overflowing.Since November last year, Hassas has attacked more than 20 merchant ships in the Red Sea, including the "Hangzhou" registered in Singapore.The cargo ship was attacked by two attacks while Singapore time in the southern sea of the Red Sea on December 31, 2023.At that time, the "Prosperous Guardian Action" led by the United States, after receiving a signal for help, sent a helicopter to sink the three small boats of Hassas and killed some attackers.
The cargo ship hanging on the Singaporean flag was attacked in the Red Sea, showing that the war between the Harbin Harbin was far and near.Dr. Huang Yonghong, the Minister of Defense, announced on Tuesday (January 9) in Congress that Singapore will join the Red Sea Defense Alliance to protect the Red Sea vessels from being attacked by Husseam.
In terms of specific operations, the Singapore armed forces will send an operational planning team to jointly formulate action plans with international partners of the "Prosperous Guard" headquarters; secondly, the Singapore Navy forces will send teams to contact and share information with ship companiesIn addition, Singapore will send a high -level representative of the maritime joint forces stationed in Barin.
Huang Yonghong pointed out that the main channels of the world are protecting the world side by side to ensure that the channel is kept open, especially when the channel is threatened by non -state or terrorist organizations, it is in line with Singapore's national interests.He said that the channels of the Malacca and the Singapore Strait have been threatened by pirates in the past, leading to the surge in shipping premiums, Singapore has clarified this key principle.
The situation of the Red Sea is a microcosm of the Harbin War and the geopolitical competition in the Middle East.Shortly after the outbreak of the Harbin conflict, the United States dispatched a Fushe carrier to the Mediterranean to press the array and set up a multilateral Red Sea Defense Alliance to play a deterrent force with the organizations that it supported.On the other hand, Iran also sent warships into the Red Sea to challenge the US defense alliance.The Houthi armed forces threatened that any country joined the Red Sea Defense Alliance, and its merchant ship would become the target of attack.
With the expansion of the Harbin War, the Hassas armed forces frequently attacked merchant ships in the Red Sea.On January 3rd, 13 countries led by the United States issued a joint statement to warn the consequences of the consequences.Singapore also signed this statement.On January 8th, Brinken issued the same warning again, but American allies Qatar stated that he did not support military operations against Houthi forces.The evolution of the situation in the Red Sea has not yet clearly.
Singapore has inadvertently involved in the Kazakhstan and the complex geopolitical competition in the Middle East. It joined the "Prosperous Guard Action" initiated by the United States because the Red Sea Defense Alliance defended the safety of the channel and was consistent with the key principles of Singapore.
Singapore is an export -oriented small economy and a transportation hub. Therefore, to ensure the freedom and safety of the international waters, it is related to the survival and development of Singapore.The Hassas armed attacks not only destroyed the rules -based international order, but also interfered with the global supply chain, and may further exacerbate inflation problems.
The Red Sea is the only way to enter the Suez Canal, and the Suez Canal is an important channel for international trade and the shortest sea road connecting Asia and Europe.Each year, the trade volume of the Red Sea is more than $ 10 trillion, accounting for 12%of the global trade volume.Among them, 30%are container trade, and 10%are crude oil trade.
After the Houthi armed to attack the merchant ship, a number of large shipping companies avoided the Red Sea area and bypassing Africa's hopes, which led to an increase of 10 to 14 days between the shipping period between Asia and Europe, greatly improving shipping costs and compressed market capacity.The experience of the Russian and Ukraine war shows that the inflation problem in this round of many countries in the world mainly comes from the impact of the supply side, not the demand side.The interruption of the supply chain leads to the shortage of commodities and energy, and is quickly transmitted to the price.
The Houthi armed attack and hijacking of commercial ships is no different from terrorism and pirate behavior, which also makes the situation in the Middle East more complicated and dangerous.Singapore is a country with a diversified race and diversified religion, and it is vulnerable to the impact of the overflowing of the Harbin war.Join the Red Sea Defense Alliance to stop the terrorist acts of Hussean armed forces, and reduce the risk of overflowing by the war officers, which is in line with Singapore's national interests.
