The Gulf is Building Around the Hormuz
Gulf states build transport alternatives to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
Topic
Trade Corridors
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maritime
Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors
Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
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.
Analysis
The US-Iran MoU: Ships First, Nuclear Later
Hormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.