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
Gold, Shipping and Sovereignty: Why Canada’s Hope Bay Mine Matters
A 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
Maritime
Private Force at Sea: Floating Armouries, Armed Guards and the New Maritime Security Economy
The 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.
Maritime
Pirates Are Only Part of the Problem
Maritime insecurity is widening from piracy and armed robbery to state seizures, military strikes, narcotics interdiction and chokepoint coercion