Strait Of Hormuz: World's Chokepoint: Navigating the World's Most Perilous Passage and Its Global Reverberations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798252013336)

The narrative begins by establishing the strait's physical significance, noting that nearly one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes through its congested lanes daily. Morissen frames the passage not just as a shipping route, but as a "living, breathing theatre" where the interests of global powers and regional actors like Iran, Oman, and the UAE constantly collide.
The book is structured to provide a multidimensional view of the region:

• Geography & Logistics: It details the "claustrophobic" constraints of navigating massive supertankers through shallow, narrow channels.
• Historical Context: It traces the strait's importance back to ancient trade routes and medieval imperial rivalries involving the Portuguese, British, and Persian empires.
• Human & Environmental Dimensions: Beyond statistics, the author highlights the lives of sailors and coastal fishermen, while also addressing the ecological fragility of the marine environment under the constant threat of oil spills.
• Future Outlook: The concluding chapters examine how emerging energy trends and technological advances in maritime security might reshape the strait's role in the decades to come

Author: Matt Morissen
ISBN-13: 9798252013336
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2026
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.82d