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From Chokepoints to Networks: The Geopolitics of Flows Geography has never been merely about where places are. In an increasingly interconnected world, what matters just as much is what flows through them—and what happens when those flows are disrupted. From the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb to the Suez, Panama and Malacca Straits, this book explores the changing strategic significance of geographical chokepoints within the wider networks of global trade, energy and connectivity. Rather than viewing these locations as isolated points on a map, it examines them as critical nodes through which vital flows converge, interact and sometimes become vulnerable. Written from the perspective of transport and logistics, the book offers a different way of looking at geopolitics: one that moves beyond territory and political actors to consider networks, flows, connectivity, dependence, disruption and resilience. Accessible to both general readers and specialists, this book invites us to reconsider a fundamental question: in a world increasingly shaped by flows, where does power really reside?