STRAIT OF MALACCA

Editorial illustration of a container ship passing through the eye of a giant sewing needle against a textured beige background, symbolising global trade’s dependence on vulnerable maritime chokepoints

Seven narrow passages and the price of global dependence

03/11/202604/11/2026

From Hormuz and Malacca to Suez and Panama, maritime chokepoints expose the connection between transport efficiency, economic vulnerability and geopolitical power