I solved the Strait of Hormuz crisis with videogames, simply by creating an even bigger Strait of Hormuz crisis

A scene of bucolic harbour trade in 14th-century China, inset with an image of an angry soldier on a horse.

We live in complex geopolitical times. I think. I'll be honest, I've not been paying attention. But it's recently become known to me that a little strip of water called the Strait of Hormuz has—like a wavepool they had to shut down due to a urine crisis—shut up shop.

This has caused a great deal of consternation.