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Malacca, a small unassuming state in Malaysia halfway between KL and Singapore. It’s swampy, agriculturally challenging, and life there moves at a leisurely pace.
But it was once a centre of global trade. It is still home to a pivotal chokepoint located along a shipping lane that provides the shortest route between Europe and the Far East.
The Strait of Malacca, as it is known, remains a region of utmost strategic and economic importance to this day. But why?

Read Colin's Substack Post "Malacca Strait: why does up to 40% of global trade flow through here?" - https://eurasianvc.substack.com/p/mal...

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[00:00] What is the Malaccan Strait?
[00:32] Why is the Malacca Strait so important?
[01:26] The beginnings of a maritime empire
[03:30] Foreign interest spices things up
[07:55] She who controls the Straits, controls the destiny of the world