Return to conflict for the Mekong River Delta?
For years, the principal narrative has been a world attempting to keep China’s maritime ambitions in check in the South China Sea. With one-third of the world’s global trade carried upon these sea lines– estimated at roughly 5 trillion USD annually– it is an understandable concern. But there is another conflict brewing in the region that might become an even more volatile flashpoint in the coming decades.
C. DANIELLE BIZIER
