maritime interdiction
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The Choke Point Doctrine
How American economic and military pressure now targets the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Arctic passages The headline video below is circulating on social media under the title “It’s Not Chaos. It’s The Blueprint” argues that the seemingly disconnected crises in… Continue reading
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Iran’s Hold on Hormuz Forces US Into High-Risk Military Options
Amphibious forces position for interdiction and potential seizure of Iran’s primary oil terminal as Washington seeks leverage over oil flows and China-bound exports The deployment of United States Marine Expeditionary Units into the Persian Gulf reflects a defined operational logic grounded in maritime control rather than territorial conquest. The force structure, doctrinal design, and historical… Continue reading
AI and Digital Control, America, China, economics, Energy, EUROPE, Financial markets, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Global Finance, iran, israel, middle east, Mineral Resources, NATO, politics, Russia, waramphibious operations, Bab el Mandeb Strait, China energy security, chokepoints, economic coercion, energy geopolitics, Escalation dynamics, global oil supply, Kharg Island, Marine Expeditionary Units, maritime interdiction, naval strategy, naval supremacy, Persian Gulf security, Strait of Hormuz, US military strategy -
Cuba in the Face of Economic Blockade
Economic coercion, financial dominance, regime change policy, and Cuban state resilience within a prolonged asymmetric conflict For more than six decades the United States has maintained a comprehensive system of economic coercion against Cuba that began under Dwight D. Eisenhower and was consolidated under John F. Kennedy following the failed invasion at the Bay of… Continue reading
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