Hormuz as a chokepoint of power: the narrow seas that shaped global wars

Control of maritime chokepoints helped decide conflicts like the Gallipoli Campaign and the Suez Crisis; now, renewed tensions and shipping disruptions in Hormuz, show the same logic still holds. What once shaped empires now drives energy security, making even small disruptions capable of sending shockwaves through the global economy.Read Damian Valdez's essay on chokepoints for Engelsburg IdeasGuest: Dr. Damian Valdez, lecturer in 19th and 20th century political and economic history at the Faculty of History, University of CambridgeProducer: Ali Benton