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The chokepoints that move business
The straits and canals where a single disruption can reroute global trade, with this week's threat scores for the countries around them.
Strait of HormuzThe Gulf's only sea exit, between Iran and OmanRead the explainer →
Bab el-Mandeb StraitThe Red Sea's southern gate, between Yemen and DjiboutiRead the explainer →
Suez CanalEgypt's canal joining the Mediterranean and the Red SeaRead the explainer →
Strait of MalaccaThe main sea lane from the Indian Ocean to East AsiaRead the explainer →
Panama CanalThe canal joining the Atlantic and the PacificRead the explainer →
Bosphorus and the Turkish StraitsThe Black Sea's only sea link to the worldRead the explainer →
Strait of GibraltarThe Mediterranean's western gate, between Spain and MoroccoRead the explainer →
Taiwan StraitThe sea lane between Taiwan and mainland ChinaRead the explainer →
Risk guides for business
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