Plans to cut a canal through the temptingly narrow Isthmus of Kra in Thailand date back to the 1600s and both British and French engineering…
A few years ago Somali pirates were all over the news, films and documentaries were made and then quietly the story disappeared from the headlines.…
The Straits of Malacca This narrow gap separating Indonesia and the tip of the Malay Peninsula was long recognised by the British as the fulcrum of trade…