Shen: How aware are you of fighting in #Ukraine? In #Israel? Probably a bit, but even if you are in Europe, it has likely become background noise.

What of the long-running conflict in #Syria? In #Yemen? In #Libya? You may find yourself thinking, "Are they still fighting there? Certainly, it must be resolved by now!"

What of #Myanmar? Or a half dozen conflicts in the African #Maghreb? Or in #Sudan? It's likely you are only vaguely aware, if at all.

Tensions in the areas around #Taiwan have been high for so long, any sense of urgency to prepare for conflict is dismissed as alarmism. I often wonder, if hostilities began, what level would simply be accepted by global actors as a "new normal?"

I sense that as long as global semiconductor deliveries remained mostly intact, it could be quite high.

The insidious power of normalization.

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