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What makes a great naval chokepoint?

3 factors determine if a strait becomes a flashpoint

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Jul 07, 2026
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Check out a map of the world's busiest shipping routes:

Main Maritime Shipping Routes and Chokepoints | Port Economics, Management  and Policy

Notice something odd? The lines don't spread across the open ocean. They bunch up into the same few gaps over and over, like sand through the neck of an hourglass.

Those who control the chokepoints, control the world.

The world’s trade runs through a handful of gaps narrow enough to see across. Major…

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