The Weaponization of Critical Infrastructure: Why Pipelines, Submarine Cables, and Ports Have Become Strategic Targets
For much of the post-Cold War period, critical infrastructure was largely viewed through an economic lens. Ports facilitated international commerce, pipelines supplied energy to industrial economies, undersea communication cables enabled global financial transactions, and electricity networks supported increasingly interconnected societies. Governments invested heavily in protecting these assets against natural disasters, industrial accidents, and cybercrime, yet […]