Geopolitics & Trade · Supply chains
Chokepoints: Hormuz, Malacca, Suez, Panama
A few narrow passages carry a huge share of world trade and energy. What flows through Hormuz, Malacca, Suez/Bab-el-Mandeb and Panama, what has disrupted each recently, and how traders and navies think about them.
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Key idea
Prereqs: Continents & oceans; Energy map. Next: Sea power (Mahan). Draws on US EIA 'World Oil Transit Chokepoints', UNCTAD maritime reports and Lloyd's List.Next: 1. The big four (plus two)