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Water Security as the upcoming Strategic Tool

In the 21st century, the global strategic landscape can no longer be understood through simple binaries or one dimensional perspectives. Strategic power is no longer defined solely by military strength, energy resources, or territorial control. Increasingly, it is shaped by the management and control of critical natural resources. Water is among the most vital resources sustaining human life, economic activity, and ecological balance. In recent decades, water security has beg

21 Miles: The Strait That Controls the Global Economy

At its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz is 21 miles wide. On one side, the Persian Gulf, home to roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply. On the other, the Gulf of Oman and the open sea. The line that lies in between is the Strait of Hormuz, and for decades the entire architecture of the global energy economy has balanced on top of it. The navigable shipping lanes occupy only six of those miles: two inbound, two outbound and two miles of buffer between them, threaded b

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