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Seven Chokepoints That Can Break the World: The Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean

In the age of satellite warfare and cyber-espionage, the global economy remains tethered to the physical world by seven narrow maritime “throats.” These chokepoints—some no wider than a city park—are the jugular veins of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). As 2025 demonstrated, a single disruption at these points does not merely delay cargo; it re-prices […]

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How the Indian Ocean’s History Shapes 21st‑Century Geopolitics

For millennia, the Indian Ocean has been the world’s most sophisticated laboratory of globalization. Long before the Atlantic became a highway for empires or the Pacific a theater for world wars, the “Monsoon Trade” had already stitched together a world of African gold, Arabian incense, Indian spices, and Chinese silk. Today, the maritime rivalries between

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