![An oil tanker moored off the coast of Cyprus.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mediterranean-trade-derisking-houthis-01182024-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
The war in Gaza and the Houthis’ de facto blockade of the Suez Canal have both imperiled the Mediterranean’s recently regained status as a nodal point of global trade. But at the same time, the European movement toward de-risking trade with China and adopting shorter supply chains provides an opportunity for Mediterranean nations.