====== Chokepoints ======

In the Pacific, the Luzon Strait—one of the most vital shipping lanes in the world—is under near-constant surveillance by the Chinese Navy, Coast Guard, and maritime militia.((https://archive.ph/828rP#selection-721.0-724.0)) ((2025))

The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, is one Iranian move away from closure. The Korean Strait, the critical transit point between the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, is well within missile range of North Korea’s erratic leadership.((https://archive.ph/828rP#selection-725.0-728.0)) ((2025))

The investigation focuses on seven of the world’s most critical chokepoints: The English Channel, Malacca Strait, Northern Sea Passage, Singapore Strait, Panama CanaL, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal((https://archive.ph/828rP#selection-803.0-806.0)) ((2025))