Empires produce innumerable headaches. Sensible Americans have known this for more than two centuries. According to the Indonesian-language news site Ulasan, the Cameroon-flagged tanker Liberty ran aground in shallow water around Asam Island south of Singapore on Dec. 2. The Liberty forms part of an illicit "shadow fleet," a group...
Empires produce innumerable headaches. Sensible Americans have known this for more than two centuries. According to the Indonesian-language news site Ulasan, the Cameroon-flagged tanker Liberty ran aground in shallow water around Asam Island south of Singapore on Dec. 2. The Liberty forms part of an illicit “shadow fleet,” a group…