Tag: Hormuz

The Geopolitics of Maritime Chokepoints Part 1 (of a 2 Part Series)

In military strategy, a choke point  is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or bridge, or maritime passage through a critical waterway such as a strait, which an armed force is forced to pass through in order to reach its objective, sometimes on a substantially narrowed front and therefore greatly decreasing its combat effectiveness by making it harder to bring superior numbers to bear. A choke point can allow a […]

Re-Balancing the Middle East Part 3 (of a 3 Part Series)

 Russia & China in the Middle East By the series of actions in recent months in Iraq and across the Middle East, Washington has forced a strategic shift towards China and to an extent Russia and away from the United States. If events continue on the present trajectory it can well be that a main […]

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