The real reason we care so much... just look into how power is created by international laws allow landmasses to project power X number of miles out into the oc

The real reason we care so much... just look into how power is created by international laws allow landmasses to project power X number of miles out into the ocean. That control plays right into the most influential lanes of commerce in the world. Sometimes, real life feels like a game of Command and Conquer or Risk, when you zoom back out and boil things down to their most simple form.