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Podcast: Middle East Dossier
Episode: Beyond the Chokepoints: New Geopolitics of Arabian Seaports
Description: This event is jointly organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)Â & the Middle East Institute (MEI) at the National University of Singapore.
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Around one-sixth of the global oil supply moves through the Strait of Hormuz, making this chokepoint perhaps the most crucial 21 miles in the world. Any minor disturbance or turmoil in these narrow waters can create ripples strong enough to rock the global economy. The US and its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies have long-held open and safe passage through the strait as their primary Middle East foreign policy goal. To secure th...