Singapore once thrived on chokepoints—now they could strangle the free port

The city-state’s wealth rests on a vulnerability—its much larger neighbours’ control over vital chokepoints. With Indonesia cutting pipeline gas supply amid a change in the tone of international relations towards seeking leverage by exploiting dependencies, Singapore may be facing stormy seas ahead

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