Global trade still runs through a few narrow maritime chokepoints, and that should concern more people.

Despite all the talk of a hyper-connected, modern economy, shipping still carries most of the world's trade. That means places like the Strait of Hormuz, the Bab el-Mandeb, the Suez, the Panama, Gibraltar, and the Malacca are not just lines on a map. They are pressure points.

If one closes, the effects do not stay local. Energy prices rise, shipping costs jump, routes get longer, and delays ripple across the world economy.

The system is global, but the weak points are often incredibly narrow.

How resilient is global trade really if so much still depends on a few vulnerable passages?

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