The Gulf is Building Around the Hormuz
Gulf states build transport alternatives to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Geopolitics
Analysis, reports and commentary from Power & Corridors connected to this topic.
Analysis
From Strategic Redundancy to Systemic Resilience: Rethinking the Economics of Energy Security
Energy security requires strategic redundancy, diversified corridors and shared infrastructure to withstand interconnected maritime disruption.
Defence & Security
The Bear Gap Is Becoming a Real Arctic Security Problem
From Barentsburg to Severomorsk, surveillance, submarines and undersea infrastructure are converging around one of the North Atlantic’s least understood strategic passages
Analysis
From Maritime Passport to Houthi Clearance: AIS Enters Its Next Phase
The 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.
Strategic Reads
The Treaty That Still Controls the Black Sea
At 90, the Montreux Convention remains the legal architecture behind Türkiye’s maritime power—and a constraint on both Russia and NATO.
Geopolitics
Has Georgia's Role in the Middle Corridor Changed?
Georgia’s strategic role in the Middle Corridor is evolving amid shifting geopolitics.
Defence & Security
From Bandar Abbas to Brownsville: America Is Building the Shipyard for Autonomous War
The 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.
Maritime
Beyond the Hormuz Paradox: Strategic Redundancy in an Era of Interconnected Chokepoints
ASTRA offers strategic redundancy beyond Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb through Arabian Sea connectivity.
Maritime
China’s Arctic Shipping Ambition Is Moving From Experiment to Network
China’s scheduled Arctic service transforms seasonal access into a developing logistics network.
Geopolitics
Groundhog Day in Hormuz: The Strait Is Open, but the Fight Is Over Who Controls It
Hormuz remains open, but control, revenue and authority are now contested.
Analysis
The Strait of Hormuz's Paradox: When Strategic Leverage Becomes a Strategic Liability
Weaponising Hormuz accelerates alternative corridors, gradually eroding Iran’s greatest strategic leverage.
Analysis
IMEC and the New Geography of Corridor Resilience
IMEC’s future depends on resilient networks, not one vulnerable trade route.
Geopolitics
China’s Arctic Push Is About More Than Icebreakers
China’s Arctic presence is shifting from scientific access to strategic influence.