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Chokepoint diplomacy: maritime geography becomes a weapon
Original: Chokepoint diplomacy weaponizing maritime geography
Commentary is spotlighting how states increasingly weaponize the world's maritime chokepoints, using control of narrow passages such as straits and canals for diplomatic and economic leverage. Analysts argue that threats to shipping lanes are being deployed as bargaining tools, raising concerns about global trade security and freedom of navigation.
Why now: Rising tensions around key shipping passages have made control of maritime chokepoints a pressing security and trade concern.
Strait of HormuzBab el-Mandeb StraitSuez CanalPanama Canal
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