A distant blockade controls strategic chokepoints instead of stationing ships outside one enemy harbor. Gibraltar, Singapore, and major canals are examples of places where a navy can decide whether trade passes. The long history of blockade also shows that seaborne trade connected economies well before the modern language of globalization. Componentized production can deepen that dependence because one finished product may require parts and additives from several countries. Control of a few strategic passages can then disrupt an entire supply chain.
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Distant blockade against global supply chains
Distant blockade becomes more disruptive when production depends on components, additives, and raw materials moving through global maritime chokepoints.