Watch areas
Fixed geography Singapore depends on. Signals are matched by great-circle distance, so an event counts against a chokepoint whether or not a headline names it. Open one to see what it means for us.
Strait of Malacca
chokepoint · 338km from SGP
A quarter of world trade and most of Singapore's energy transits here
19 signals · 2 fronts · top 50
Johor and southern Malaysia
country · 31km from SGP
Land border and water agreements
6 signals · 2 fronts · top 45
Riau Islands
zone · 82km from SGP
Indonesian archipelago on our doorstep
6 signals · 2 fronts · top 45
Singapore Strait
chokepoint · 14km from SGP
Immediate approaches to Singapore
6 signals · 2 fronts · top 45
Taiwan Strait
chokepoint · 3,077km from SGP
Escalation here reprices regional risk
2 signals · 2 fronts · top 30
South China Sea
zone · 1,632km from SGP
Overlapping claims, persistent naval friction
2 signals · 1 front · top 44
Lombok Strait
chokepoint · 1,736km from SGP
Deep-draft alternate route
0 signals · 0 fronts · top 0
Sunda Strait
chokepoint · 847km from SGP
Alternate routing if Malacca closes
0 signals · 0 fronts · top 0