The Chokepoint Trap
The search for economic security will end in geopolitical calamity.
Source: Foreign Affairs
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DW NOTE
Foreign Affairs publishes an essay on chokepoint competition in October 2026 — the same month the Strait of Hormuz actually closed, oil spiked to $110, and Iran is conditioning its reopening on U.S. compliance with seven demands. The essay warns that weaponising chokepoints will end in geopolitical calamity. The calamity is no longer hypothetical.