La croisière s'Ormuz. Une histoire du blocus naval [Le fil de l'épée #53]

Guest: Thomas Vaisset, Lecturer at the University of Le Havre What is a blockade (1:30) The different legal definitions of a blockade (6:00) The strategic framework (14:00) Cases of blockades (19:00) The impact on civilian populations (32:00) Successful blockades (45:00) Is it a blockade of Hormuz? (51:00) Bibliography: T. Vaisset's article on Otranto: Vaisset, Thomas. “Banning the Sea or Banning Oneself from the Sea? The French Navy and the Blockade of the Strait of Otranto (August 1914 – May 1915)” Between Land and Sea: The Military Occupation of Maritime and Coastal Spaces in Europe from the Modern Era to the Present Day. [Place of publication unknown]: Economica. 2014, p. 351–368. Serhii Plokhy, Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2021, paperback edition 2022. A legal scholar's article: Frostad, Magne. “Naval Blockade,” Arctic Review on Law and Politics, June 1, 2018, vol. 9, pp. 195–225. Biggs, Adam, Dan Xu, Joshua Roaf, et al. “Theories of Naval Blockades and Their Application in the Twentieth-First Century,” Naval War College Review, January 1, 2021, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 79–108. Arnaud Orain, The Confiscated World: An Essay on the Capitalism of Finitude (16th–21st Centuries). Flammarion, "The Present of History," 2025 Opening credits by @yotta_music Video credits by Benoît Martin A podcast associated with Rubicon and produced in partnership with the IFRI Center for Security Studies and with the support of the DGRIS of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Production and hosting: Alexandre Jubelin and André Loez Distribution: Binge Audio Sponsorship and communication contact: [email protected]