A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca
... contested waters of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games, except ... ... global oil trade, as tankers move from mainly Middle East to Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, etc.) It is not the only passage available ... ... that could see the entire state collapse in a matter of weeks (Yergin, 2011: 209-211). Characteristically, China used diplomatic ... ... Dilemma. Moreover, these majors favour unstable states with high corruption as this way competition from international oil firms ...
08.10.2013