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November 13, 2026
The Port Journal

How a Taiwan crisis could paralyze Western ports without a single warship

For two years, maritime risk analysis has been dominated by chokepoints: Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, Panama, the Danish straits. Each crisis reinforced the same conclusion: control is now exercised less through closure than through authorization,…

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For two years, maritime risk analysis has been dominated by chokepoints: Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, Panama, the Danish straits. Each crisis reinforced the same conclusion: control is now exercised less through closure than through authorization, insurance and law.

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