The Gulf is Building Around the Hormuz
Gulf states build transport alternatives to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
Archive
Browse all Power & Corridors articles, reports, commentary and selected analysis by publication date.
-
The Gulf is Building Around the Hormuz
Podcast AppearancesGulf states build transport alternatives to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
Read Article -
From Air Hub to Aerospace State: The UAE Moves Up the Aviation Supply Chain
AviationTim Clark’s call for manufacturers to establish operations in Dubai reflects a broader UAE strategy to localise aircraft production, expand maintenance capacity and strengthen the aviation systems supporting trade, food security and economic growth.
Read Article -
From Strategic Redundancy to Systemic Resilience: Rethinking the Economics of Energy Security
AnalysisEnergy security requires strategic redundancy, diversified corridors and shared infrastructure to withstand interconnected maritime disruption.
Read Article -
The Bear Gap Is Becoming a Real Arctic Security Problem
Defence & SecurityFrom Barentsburg to Severomorsk, surveillance, submarines and undersea infrastructure are converging around one of the North Atlantic’s least understood strategic passages
Read Article -
When Sea Routes Fail, Cargo Takes Flight
AnalysisMSC’s investment in next-generation freighters, foreign carriers’ reluctance to return to the Gulf and Emirates’ rapid expansion reveal how disruption is redrawing the global freight network.
Read Article -
From Maritime Passport to Houthi Clearance: AIS Enters Its Next Phase
AnalysisThe passage of Chinese-owned tankers through Bab el-Mandeb suggests that political identity, cargo declarations and direct clearance are becoming part of an informal maritime access system.
Read Article -
The Treaty That Still Controls the Black Sea
Strategic ReadsAt 90, the Montreux Convention remains the legal architecture behind Türkiye’s maritime power—and a constraint on both Russia and NATO.
Read Article -
Has Georgia's Role in the Middle Corridor Changed?
GeopoliticsGeorgia’s strategic role in the Middle Corridor is evolving amid shifting geopolitics.
Read Article -
From Bandar Abbas to Brownsville: America Is Building the Shipyard for Autonomous War
Defence & SecurityThe US Navy spent years testing unmanned systems in Middle Eastern waters. The attack on Iran’s submarine facilities showed what that experimentation was preparing to deliver.
Read Article -
Beyond the Hormuz Paradox: Strategic Redundancy in an Era of Interconnected Chokepoints
MaritimeASTRA offers strategic redundancy beyond Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb through Arabian Sea connectivity.
Read Article -
China’s Arctic Shipping Ambition Is Moving From Experiment to Network
MaritimeChina’s scheduled Arctic service transforms seasonal access into a developing logistics network.
Read Article -
The Freight Rate Is Late: How Corridor Risk Moves Before Markets React
NERAI AnalysisCorridor risk emerges through compliance, insurance and strategy before freight prices react.
Read Article -
Groundhog Day in Hormuz: The Strait Is Open, but the Fight Is Over Who Controls It
GeopoliticsHormuz remains open, but control, revenue and authority are now contested.
Read Article -
The Strait of Hormuz's Paradox: When Strategic Leverage Becomes a Strategic Liability
AnalysisWeaponising Hormuz accelerates alternative corridors, gradually eroding Iran’s greatest strategic leverage.
Read Article -
IMEC and the New Geography of Corridor Resilience
AnalysisIMEC’s future depends on resilient networks, not one vulnerable trade route.
Read Article -
The Jones Act Debate Is Really About America’s Maritime Capacity Problem
AnalysisJones Act waivers expose America’s deeper maritime capacity and shipbuilding weakness.
Read Article -
China’s Arctic Push Is About More Than Icebreakers
GeopoliticsChina’s Arctic presence is shifting from scientific access to strategic influence.
Read Article -
Russia-Poland Risk Is Not an Invasion Watch. It Is a Provocation Watch
NERAI AnalysisMoscow may not need a war with NATO to test the alliance’s eastern flank.
Read Article -
Hormuz Is Open, But the Route Is the Real Battleground
Downloadable ReportHormuz remains open, but routes, ownership and inbound traffic reveal growing pressure.
Read Article -
Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is Still Moving Oil and the Cost of Hiding Is Rising
NERAI AnalysisRussia’s shadow fleet keeps oil moving, but enforcement is raising hidden costs.
Read Article -
The Middle Corridor Is No Longer a Side Route
Trade CorridorsMiddle Corridor gains importance as trade routes diversify across Central Asia, Caucasus and Europe.
Read Article -
Türkiye’s Blue Homeland: Doctrine, Sea Power and the New Maritime Map
Defence & SecurityTürkiye’s Blue Homeland doctrine turns maritime geography into strategic power projection.
Read Article -
Supply Chains Are Recovering on Paper, But Not Yet in Reality
NERAI AnalysisSupply chains face sustained strain as corridor, tariff and insurance risks converge.
Read Article -
Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors
MaritimeCanada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
Read Article -
Panama Canal’s Next Crisis Is Not Just Drought: It Is Water, Power and Displacement
GeopoliticsAs El Niño risk returns, Panama is trying to secure the canal’s future. But the fight over the Rio Indio reservoir shows that global trade resilience may come at a local human cost.
Read Article -
Hormuz, Lebanon and the New Risk Premium for Gulf Stability
AnalysisThe US-Iran memorandum may ease immediate pressure, but renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and Israel-Hezbollah exchanges shows that resilience, not normalisation, is now the central issue.
Read Article -
DP World’s Corpus Christi Play Is About More Than Containers
Critical InfrastructureDP World’s Corpus Christi move signals Gulf logistics capital returning to strategic US port infrastructure.
Read Article -
‘They move fast’: How Gulf states have already moved on to plan B, with or without Iran deal
AnalysisGulf countries are accelerating investments in pipelines, railways, ports, and trade corridors as they seek to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz
Read Article -
The Indo-Pacific Is Being Built by Coast Guards
MaritimeCoast guards now shape Indo-Pacific power before navies enter the fight.
Read Article -
The US-Iran MoU: Ships First, Nuclear Later
AnalysisHormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.
Read Article -
So you want to own Greenland?
Book ReviewsGreenland’s strategic geography reveals how sovereignty, resources and power reshape Arctic geopolitics.
Read Article -
What Canada Should Learn from the UAE, Türkiye and Ukraine
Defence & SecurityCanada should diversify defence partners and build sovereign industrial capacity at home.
Read Article -
From the Black Sea to Malta: How the Ukraine-Russia War Reached the Mediterranean’s Shadow Fleet
AnalysisUkraine’s maritime war now targets Russia’s shadow fleet, exposing salvage and legal gaps.
Read Article -
Hormuz as a Live Testbed for Unmanned Warfare: Drones, Sea Robots and the New Maritime Battlespace
Defence & SecurityHormuz is becoming a live testbed for drones, sea robots, and escalation.
Read Article -
Gold, Shipping and Sovereignty: Why Canada’s Hope Bay Mine Matters
AnalysisA gold mine with wider significance Canada’s Arctic has long been defined by distance, high operating costs and a lack of infrastructure. However, Agnico Eagle’s decision to revive the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut shows how this calculation is beginning to change. On 19 May 2026, the
Read Article -
Mine Warfare in Transition: What the Strait of Hormuz Reveals About US Naval Readiness
Strategic ReadsMines do not need to sink ships to change the balance in the Strait of Hormuz. They only need to create enough uncertainty that traffic slows, insurers hesitate, naval escorts are diverted and energy markets start pricing risk into the route. That is why the current mine-clearance mission is
Read Article -
Private Force at Sea: Floating Armouries, Armed Guards and the New Maritime Security Economy
MaritimeThe return of private maritime security is not only an anti-piracy story. It is a warning that the state’s monopoly over force at sea is being reworked through contracts, floating armouries, weapons licences, insurance demands and commercial risk management.
Read Article -
From Desert Logic to Arctic Strategy
AnalysisCanada needs Arctic statecraft integrating infrastructure, defence development, industry, and realistic limits.
Read Article -
AIS Has Become the New Front Line in Maritime Conflict
Downloadable ReportAIS has become a contested signal of survival, identity and maritime permission.
Read Article -
Pirates Are Only Part of the Problem
MaritimeMaritime insecurity is widening from piracy and armed robbery to state seizures, military strikes, narcotics interdiction and chokepoint coercion
Read Article -
The Dealmaker’s Trap
GeopoliticsTrump’s dealmaking freezes war, preserves leverage, but deepens instability, distrust, and global costs.
Read Article -
Superpower Illusions and Modern Warfare
Defence & SecurityModern warfare rewards resilience, adaptation, and layered defence, not merely expensive platforms or superpower status.
Read Article