Modern warfare is no longer just about drones and bombs; it is about choke points.
Economic warfare has evolved into a new arms race. This episode explores how the weaponization of trade routes, such as the Strait of Hormuz, represents a shift in how nations project power and compete globally.
Author Edward Fishman explains that the United States pioneered a distinct form of economic combat roughly twenty years ago. This innovation has triggered a global response, leading to a new economic arms race where nations strategically target critical infrastructure and trade bottlenecks.
The situation at the Strait of Hormuz serves as a primary example of this shift. By controlling or threatening these economic choke points, states can exert significant pressure on rivals, moving the theater of conflict from the battlefield to the global supply chain.
