Chokepoints

Suez Canal

Suez Canal: why this chokepoint matters, which countries sit on it, and the latest Bureau coverage.

Why it matters

12% of world trade transits; the Europe–Asia shortcut.
12% of world trade in a ditch. One stuck ship in 2021 taught the lesson; the watch never closed.

Bureau read: 1 countries sit on this passage; the highest-graded is Egypt (MCB). A chokepoint is judged by how many navies can hold it — and by the grade of those who border it.

Countries on this chokepoint

Egypt

Other chokepoints

Strait of Hormuz Taiwan Strait Bab el-Mandeb Bab el-Mandeb / Red Sea Danish Straits Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Malacca Lombok & Sunda Straits Mozambique Channel Panama Canal

Across the Bureau

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