The Strait of Hormuz is just one trade chokepoint facing a new era of maritime warfare
The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of...
Key points
- The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines.
- From the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea to the Black Sea, attacks on commercial vessels have disrupted trade, raised insurance and freight costs, and forced shipping companies to reconsider routes once treated as dependable.
- How drones are changing maritime warfare "We have a new chokepoint and a new war," David Roche, president and global strategist at Quantum Strategy, wrote in a July report, referring to the Sea of Azov, where Ukrainian drones have been striking Russian tankers, and the Black Sea.
- Yevgeniya Gaber, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, said Russia's move earlier this month to suspend shipping through the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, has effectively shut down a vital maritime corridor.
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The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one example of a vital maritime corridor becoming a frontline, in a new age of drones and missiles targeting economic lifelines. From the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea to the Black Sea, attacks on commercial vessels have disrupted trade, raised insurance and freight costs, and forced shipping companies to reconsider routes once treated as dependable. How drones are changing maritime warfare "We have a new chokepoint and a new war," David Roche, president and global strategist at Quantum Strategy, wrote in a July report, referring to the Sea of Azov, where Ukrainian drones have been striking Russian tankers, and the Black Sea. Yevgeniya Gaber, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, said Russia's move earlier this month to suspend shipping through the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, has effectively shut down a vital maritime corridor. "We often treat the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea, or Bab el-Mandeb as isolated events. "If you're talking about the next flashpoint, I wouldn't look at the Strait of Hormuz," said Lars Jensen, chief executive officer of Vespucci...