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Vladimir Putin sends troops and jets to oil- and gas-rich Arctic region also coveted by Canada, United States, Norway and Denmark in an apparent show of military force.
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Arctic experts and policymakers gathered at a Washington, D.C. think-tank today to focus on how the U.S. might wield its leadership when it assumes the chairmanship of the Arctic Council next year.
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Mining phosphate from the seabed of the Chatham Rise would remove a protected coral species crucial to the local ecosystem according to new research.
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The United States should be held liable for violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea over the destruction of the Tubbataha Reef, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said on Friday.
[ More ]After years of negotiations and false starts the controversial deep sea mining initiative is close to a breakthrough after a deal was struck with Papua New Guinea.
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Ahead of Xi Jinping’s scheduled three-day visit to India, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee traveled to Vietnam for a state visit. At the conclusion of his trip to Vietnam, Mukherjee and his counterpart, Truong Tan Sang, issued a joint communique in which they jointly called for countries to stand for freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea.
[ More ]Companies are beginning to mine the deep sea for minerals to help power high-tech components found in wind turbines, cellphones and laptops.
[ More ]The author defends UNCLOS as a base level of international rule of law that should be defended by all maritime states.
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The author argues that "it’s time for fellow seafaring states to mount a more vocal, more forceful defense of freedom of the seas" and challenge China's excessive claims.
[ More ]A quiet international rush is under way to stake out seabed claims to valuable minerals, concentrating on the central Pacific. Led by big businesses such as the US defence contractor, Lockheed Martin, it offers the dream of fortunes to poor island nations.
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