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.
Trade Corridors
The Middle Corridor Is No Longer a Side Route
Middle Corridor gains importance as trade routes diversify across Central Asia, Caucasus and Europe.
Defence & Security
Türkiye’s Blue Homeland: Doctrine, Sea Power and the New Maritime Map
Türkiye’s Blue Homeland doctrine turns maritime geography into strategic power projection.
Geopolitics
Panama Canal’s Next Crisis Is Not Just Drought: It Is Water, Power and Displacement
As 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.
Analysis
Hormuz, Lebanon and the New Risk Premium for Gulf Stability
The 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.
Critical Infrastructure
DP World’s Corpus Christi Play Is About More Than Containers
DP World’s Corpus Christi move signals Gulf logistics capital returning to strategic US port infrastructure.
Analysis
‘They move fast’: How Gulf states have already moved on to plan B, with or without Iran deal
Gulf countries are accelerating investments in pipelines, railways, ports, and trade corridors as they seek to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz
Maritime
The Indo-Pacific Is Being Built by Coast Guards
Coast guards now shape Indo-Pacific power before navies enter the fight.
Analysis
The US-Iran MoU: Ships First, Nuclear Later
Hormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.
Book Reviews
So you want to own Greenland?
Greenland’s strategic geography reveals how sovereignty, resources and power reshape Arctic geopolitics.
Defence & Security
What Canada Should Learn from the UAE, Türkiye and Ukraine
Canada should diversify defence partners and build sovereign industrial capacity at home.
Analysis
From the Black Sea to Malta: How the Ukraine-Russia War Reached the Mediterranean’s Shadow Fleet
Ukraine’s maritime war now targets Russia’s shadow fleet, exposing salvage and legal gaps.
Defence & Security
Hormuz as a Live Testbed for Unmanned Warfare: Drones, Sea Robots and the New Maritime Battlespace
Hormuz is becoming a live testbed for drones, sea robots, and escalation.