“A tanker moves at about the speed of a push bike. The global economy therefore is operating on a pre-war economy of abundance. The tankers which left before the Strait was closed are underpinning the world. The lubricants, both metaphorically and in reality, are still moving through the system, greasing the cogs and pistons. We have a false sense of security. The fuse was lit and is still burning down. But the bomb will go off.”