The Strait of Hormuz and the Geography of Energy Security
A narrow waterway carries a fifth of the world’s oil. Why the threat to close it has been made so often — and carried out so rarely.
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Geopolitics
Power, geography and strategy: how states and outside powers compete across the region.
Ninety Years of Montreux: Turkey, the Straits and the Balance of the Black Sea
A 1936 convention still governs one of the world’s most strategic waterways. How Montreux turns geography into diplomatic leverage for Ankara.