Recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are a stark reminder: Ships are vulnerable in and near maritime chokepoints. This is a headache for big powers that rely on flows on trade and oil. The Panama Canal, the Strait of Malacca in the Indo-Pacific and the Danish Straits on the Baltic Sea are thorns in the side of the US, China and Russia. That’s why their leaders, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin are moving to protect their interests and escape this vulnerability.
Chapters:
00:00 Trouble in the Red Sea
00:48 Chokepoints in global trade and conflicts
02:57 China’s Malacca Dilemma
05:05 Russia’s shadow fleet in the Danish Straits
08:00 The US’ Panama Canal problem
10:40 Superpower strategies
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