Beyond Hormuz: The Future of Maritime Chokepoints
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and efforts to extract payments for safe passage — plus, more recently, the Houthis’ move to attack Saudi shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — have highlighted the risks of maritime chokepoints to global shipping and raised questions about the future for freedom of navigation.
The impacts extend beyond the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, so we asked five experts to consider the implications for several other crucial waterways: the Strait of Malacca, the Taiwan Strait, the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Turkish Straits.
Read more below. Patrick M.
CroninAsia-Pacific Security Chair The post Beyond Hormuz: The Future of Maritime Chokepoints appeared first on War on the Rocks.
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