From Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security - War on the Rocks
Source: War on the Rocks
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DW NOTE
The piece maps energy chokepoints from the Persian Gulf to the Caspian at the exact moment Hormuz has been blockaded for 133 days and oil has fallen 27% anyway. Either the thesis is obsolete or the market has priced in permanent closure. Neither reading is comforting.
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