Shipping Wars: Who Really Runs The Oceans?

Episode 5 – Shipping Wars: Who Really Runs The Oceans?

Featuring Special Guest: John Konrad, CEO & Founder of gCaptain

In this eye-opening episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith is joined by maritime expert and gCaptain CEO John Konrad to uncover one of the most overlooked but vital issues in American national security: freedom of navigation and the collapse of U.S. maritime power.

Konrad explains why over 90% of everything around us relies on shipping and how the U.S., once the global guardian of the seas, is now dangerously dependent on foreign vessels, especially from China. From the Panama Canal and Strait of Hormuz to the Taiwan Strait and Luzon Strait, Konrad details how control over these maritime choke points determines global power, economic stability, and military readiness.

Together, they expose how decades of bipartisan neglect have hollowed out America’s Merchant Marine and shipping infrastructure, leaving the nation unprepared for modern conflict. Konrad shares shocking examples: the U.S. has only 82 merchant ships in international service, just 10 military-ready tankers, and virtually no ability to resupply in a Pacific war scenario.

From the Biden administration’s abandonment of U.S.-flagged ships to the critical importance of allies like the Philippines, this episode is a wake-up call to restore U.S. maritime strength before it’s too late.

Listen now to understand why the next war won’t be won by drones-it’ll be decided by who controls the seas.

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