A Gulf Maritime Mechanism offers Iran a face-saving exit from Hormuz stalemate while restoring agency to Gulf states through technocratic cooperation.
Browsing: Malacca
The Houthis control Yemen’s Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandab approaches, exposing how cheap weapons let militias disrupt global trade.
The Hormuz Corridor Deal locks in Iran’s coercive leverage, converting a wartime contingency into routine administration funded by Arab exports.
Global maritime chokepoints beyond Hormuz — Bab el-Mandeb, Suez, Taiwan Strait, Malacca — each pose their own threat to global trade and energy.
Explore the rising Global Maritime Leverage of Southeast Asian states and the shocking economic implications of potential tolls on the Strait of Malacca.