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Why is the Strait of Hormuz important?

  • Written by Rockford Weitz, Professor of Practice and Director of the Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, Tufts University
Strait of HormuzWikipedia

Global shipping is constrained by geography.

Massive oil tankers and cargo ships – carrying over 90 percent of global trade flows by weight – converge in narrow straits. The result: The world’s key shipping lanes are often crowded.

As a researcher who has focused on strategic maritime chokepoints for over...

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