ART OF THE DEAL.......
The United States signed a defense agreement with Morocco yesterday, which concerns the Strait of Gibraltar (the gateway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic).
Thus, in just over a year, the United States has fully controlled the world's four major maritime chokepoints:
Gibraltar
Malacca
Hormuz
Panama
I don't need to spell it out—everyone can see this is a carefully orchestrated strategy, and it feels a bit more reliable than the Belt and Road Initiative.