O CONTROLO DOS ESTREITOS

«Quem é senhor do comércio é senhor da riqueza do mundo, e assim do próprio mundo.»— Afonso de Albuquerque, carta ao rei D. Manuel I, c. 1513«The history of Sea Power is largely a narrative of contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of violence frequently culminating in war.»— Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1890«The strait is closed. If anyone tries to pass, t...