GLOBAL CHOKE POINTS
GLOBAL CHOKE POINTS SARASIJ MAJUMDER Maritime choke points are narrow, high-traffic sea lanes ( routes) critical to global trade, energy supply, and military strategy. Major choke points include the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, Panama Canal, Turkish Straits, and Gibraltar. Disruptions at these bottlenecks can