Opinion
What the Hormuz crisis teaches small, trade-reliant states
When a distant strait can move your fuel bill overnight, resilience stops being optional.
Quick Summary
When the closure of a distant strait can move your fuel bill and your currency overnight, resilience stops being a luxury and becomes a survival strategy.
Buffers and diversification
For an import-dependent island, the lesson of the Hormuz shock is concrete: build strategic reserves, accelerate the shift to domestic renewables, and diversify suppliers so a single chokepoint cannot dictate the economy.
Small states cannot control geopolitics. They can control how exposed they choose to be.
Technology & Features Writer
Ravi covers technology, heritage and long-form features across the island.
