World runs through the Strait of Malacca, but at whose expense?

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The article discusses the strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca, a crucial shipping passage, and the environmental and geopolitical challenges arising from heavy maritime traffic. The area's management is under scrutiny as oil tankers and cargo ships traverse it daily.

Every day, nearly 500 ships pass through a stretch of water so narrow that, at its tightest point, it is just 2.8 kilometers (1.2 miles) wide. Oil tankers from the Middle East, ele...