Higher oil prices create an awkward mix for energy-import-dependent Asian economies, such as Japan, Korea, and, more critically, China. If Iran’s shadow fleet starts running dry, China’s cheap crude ...

But Iran may opt to externalize its costs—hitting U.S. bases in the region, striking energy infrastructure in the Gulf, and targeting shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, for example—which would ...

The Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, along with the Singapore Strait, continues to be a focal point for piracy, primarily due to the high volume of commercial traffic and ...

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