The Strategic Importance of the Straits of Malacca for World Trade and Regional Development (2006)
by
Hans-dieter Evers
,
Solvay Gerke
,
Zentrum Für Entwicklungsforschung
,
Prof Dr
,
Hans-dieter Evers
,
Senior Fellow
,
Prof Dr
,
Solvay Gerke
,
Hans-dieter Evers
,
Solvay Gerke
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BibTeX
@MISC{Evers06thestrategic,
author = {Hans-dieter Evers and Solvay Gerke and Zentrum Für Entwicklungsforschung and Prof Dr and Hans-dieter Evers and Senior Fellow and Prof Dr and Solvay Gerke and Hans-dieter Evers and Solvay Gerke},
title = {The Strategic Importance of the Straits of Malacca for World Trade and Regional Development},
year = {2006}
}
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Abstract
World trade, including especially a big part of the world’s energy resources, has to pass certain “choke points ” between areas of production and their final destination. One of these “choke points ” is the Straits of Malacca, the sea passage connecting the China Sea with the Indian Ocean. As the Strait is only 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide at its narrowest point, the







