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Oct 6, 2026 25 min

#53 - Chokepoints: The Tiny Waterways That Run the World

from Diplomacy and Discourse Podcast

A handful of narrow straits and canals, including Hormuz, Suez, Panama, Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, the Bosphorus, and Gibraltar, carry a huge share of the world's trade. This episode breaks down, in plain language, why geography still shapes global power, from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Panama Canal droughts to China's Malacca dilemma. It also covers what happens to prices, supply chains, and politics when one of these routes gets blocked. #geopolitics #shipping #trade #economy #worldnews #geography #global #politics #suezcanal #straitofhormuz #panamacanal #supplychain #redsea #china #maritime

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