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By: Tim Daiss
The disruption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows through the Strait of Hormuz has exposed an uncomfortable reality for Taiwan. Its energy imports remain acutely vulnerable to events thousands of kilometers from its shores. However, the more troubling lesson lies much closer to home.
The Middle East crisis offers a glimpse of what could ha…