Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jill Goldenziel writes & consults on security, law, & business risk. The Philippines’ Maritime Zones Act aims to align Philippine ...
Seabed mining doesn’t normally attract much media attention, but President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on the topic, issued on April 24, changed that in a hurry. Foreign leaders aren’t happy, ...
As demand for critical minerals surges amid fears of overreliance on Chinese supplies, the United States has begun taking steps to secure access to the vast stores of minerals on the seabed. With ...
On the ninth anniversary of the Philippines’ historic legal victory over China regarding their maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) it is disheartening after so many years ...
The 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) is an implementing agreement to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that aims at ensuring the long-term conservation ...
A close analysis of Jakarta’s Extended Continental Shelf submissions reveals a flexible and strategic approach to its maritime borders. Under Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of ...
The Strait of Hormuz is more than a geographic bottleneck. It is the jugular vein of the global energy market. Connecting the ...