The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis exposes the inadequacy of classical geopolitical frameworks. The traditional dualism between Mahan’s Sea Power — blue-water naval supremacy — and Mackinder’s Land Power — Eurasian continental hegemony — proves insufficient in an era of advanced globalization and asymmetric warfare. The conflict demonstrates how a regional power can neutralize a conventional navy through A2/AD systems, making control of a chokepoint more decisive than fleet superiority …read more