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Chokepoints

10 min read 14 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

A revelatory look at how global power is concentrated in a handful of physical and digital bottlenecks—from undersea cables to shipping straits—and how nations and corporations weaponize them.

You’ll learn

  • Why the global economy is more fragile than it seems
  • How maritime straits control world trade
  • The hidden power of digital platforms
  • How financial networks become weapons