There's an excellent book out there about where this trend is going: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning. When Pax Americana ends and the U.S. Navy no longer protects worldwide shipping, most economies are going to utterly collapse.
The Constitution does still allow for the issuance of Letters or Marque and Reprisal, but expecting Congress to issue one of those in $Current_YEAR is a long shot...
There's an excellent book out there about where this trend is going: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning. When Pax Americana ends and the U.S. Navy no longer protects worldwide shipping, most economies are going to utterly collapse.
We'll need to bring back Privateers.
The Constitution does still allow for the issuance of Letters or Marque and Reprisal, but expecting Congress to issue one of those in $Current_YEAR is a long shot...