{"id":282136,"date":"2025-09-27T18:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chokepoints-how-small-waterways-make-big-powers-vulnerable-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T18:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T17:05:23","slug":"chokepoints-how-small-waterways-make-big-powers-vulnerable-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chokepoints-how-small-waterways-make-big-powers-vulnerable-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Chokepoints: How small waterways make big powers\u00a0vulnerable | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aq5s7-o2LuI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chokepoints: How small waterways make big powers\u00a0vulnerable | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aq5s7-o2LuI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are a stark reminder: Ships are vulnerable in and near maritime chokepoints. This is a headache for big powers that rely on flows on trade and oil. The Panama Canal, the Strait of Malacca in the Indo-Pacific and the Danish Straits on the Baltic Sea are thorns in the side of the US, China and Russia. That\u2019s why their leaders, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin are moving to protect their interests and escape this vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Trouble in the Red Sea<br \/>\n00:48 Chokepoints in global trade and conflicts<br \/>\n02:57 China\u2019s Malacca Dilemma<br \/>\n05:05 Russia\u2019s shadow fleet in the Danish Straits<br \/>\n08:00 The US\u2019 Panama Canal problem<br \/>\n10:40 Superpower strategies  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#China #Russia #USA #mappedout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are a stark reminder: Ships are vulnerable in and near maritime chokepoints. 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