Sailing around the cape takes too long and is too risky. Has anyone tried sailing due west and coming around the other side?

The Earth is too big for that. Only a idiot bad at math would think the trip was doable.

A road trip through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraina and Belarus is an obvious first choice.

If anything I think Spain might just fund this idea. But probs only a ship or two though, you’d probs have to be pretty annoying (and a closet murderer).

Naw air cargo due north. You don’t cross anything but ocean and maybe Antarctica. Keeps you safe from stray missiles most of the time.

A framework. Interesting. What would one call that sort of agreement about trade?