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 THE GRAIN CORRIDOR: How the Black Sea Became a Geopolitical Battlefield Again Core thesis: While the world watches the Red Sea and the Strait of Malacca, another corridor is reshaping the global food power map. The Black Sea—which exports more than 30% of the world's wheat—is once again a battlefield between Russia, Ukraine, and the powers that depend on it. This article is not about accusing anyone. It is an analysis of why Black Sea grain has become a geopolitical weapon, who is most affected, and why the world has not noticed. --- HOOK Cairo. Algiers. Jakarta. Lagos. Four cities on three continents. Four populations dependent on imported wheat. Four places where the price of bread can trigger social unrest. And all of them depend on one corridor: the Black Sea. In 2026, Russia and Ukraine—two countries at war—account for more than 30% of global wheat exports. When that corridor is disrupted, global wheat prices spike. And when wheat prices spike, the poorest countries that impo...

 THE GRAIN CORRIDOR: How the Black Sea Became a Geopolitical Battlefield Again Core thesis: While the world watches the Red Sea and the Strait of Malacca, another corridor is reshaping the global food power map. The Black Sea—which exports more than 30% of the world's wheat—is once again a battlefield between Russia, Ukraine, and the powers that depend on it. This article is not about accusing anyone. It is an analysis of why Black Sea grain has become a geopolitical weapon, who is most affected, and why the world has not noticed. --- HOOK Cairo. Algiers. Jakarta. Lagos. Four cities on three continents. Four populations dependent on imported wheat. Four places where the price of bread can trigger social unrest. And all of them depend on one corridor: the Black Sea. In 2026, Russia and Ukraine—two countries at war—account for more than 30% of global wheat exports. When that corridor is disrupted, global wheat prices spike. And when wheat prices spike, the poorest countries suffer mo...