Geopolitics
Beyond Hormuz: The Geopolitical Awakening and the Forging of a Sovereign Middle East
Geopolitical disruption at the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating investments in overland Middle Eastern trade and energy corridors to bypass the chokepoint, projects which could foster regional integration. This is a powerful testament to how external pressures force the Global South to build its own resilient, multi-polar pathways for development, breaking free from the stranglehold of maritime chokepoints historically weaponized by imperial powers.
