EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 10 MIN
Chokepoints: the new global warfare
from The Current
As the Strait of Hormuz is being used to choke off nearly 20 per cent of the world's oil exports and influence global markets in the US-Israel and Iran war, Edward Fishman explains what makes a chokepoint powerful and how other governments are identifying their own chokepoints as the world moves into an era of economic warfare.
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As the Strait of Hormuz is being used to choke off nearly 20 per cent of the world's oil exports and influence global markets in the US-Israel and Iran war, Edward Fishman explains what makes a chokepoint powerful and how other governments are identifying their own chokepoints as the world moves into an era of economic warfare.
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