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Issue 01: Chokepoints

Six straits, two canals and one river carry a third of everything. A special issue on the narrow places of world trade.

4 stories

When the Lake Runs Low: How Shipowners Plan Around the Canal's Dry Season

3 min Oct 24, 2026

When the Lake Runs Low: How Shipowners Plan Around the Canal's Dry Season

Ports Are Infrastructure. Price Them Like It.

Opinion

3 min Oct 23, 2026

Ports Are Infrastructure. Price Them Like It.

Chokepoints: The Narrow Places That Carry a Third of Everything

Trade

5 min Oct 21, 2026

Chokepoints: The Narrow Places That Carry a Third of Everything

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