The Geopolitics of the Ocean: Washington’s Unilateral Seabed Bet

While energy headlines remain fixed on domestic grid constraints and land-based mining permits, a regulatory filing posted by NOAA on August 19 marks a major structural shift in global resource competition. At issue: deep-sea mining for the raw materials used for battery storage. A Unilateral Bypass of International Ocean Law By reactivating the 1980 Deep […]

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