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Beyond Hormuz: Can Iraq’s ‘Development Road’ become a strategic corridor?
The disruption of maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz has underscored a structural vulnerability at the heart of the global economy.
For decades, the Gulf’s energy exports have relied on a narrow and increasingly contested passage, leaving international markets exposed to geopolitical shocks. While such risks are not new, the scale and immediacy of the disruptions have renewed interest in alternatives which bypass maritime chokepoints.
In this context, Iraq’s ‘Development Road’ project — an ambitious economic corridor designed to link the Gulf to Europe via Iraq and Turkey — has come into sharper focus.
