Global supply chains, ports, submarine cables, energy corridors, and transport networks constitute the backbone of the modern economy. The Centre investigates the strategic implications of maritime infrastructure, port development, logistics corridors, offshore energy systems, and digital connectivity. Research in this area seeks to understand how infrastructure contributes to economic resilience, regional development, and geopolitical influence.
Research Reports
30 September 2026
Luiz Chaves
The twenty-first century has witnessed an unprecedented demand for critical minerals driven by the global transition toward renewable energy, digital transformation, advanced manufacturing, and national security technologies. Among these resources, rare earth elements (REEs) have emerged as some of the most strategically significant materials in…
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Research Reports
20 July 2026
Artur Victoria
The Ocean Geopolitics Centre is pleased to announce the publication of Working Paper No. 003, entitled The Strategic Geography of Undersea Infrastructure: How Critical Seabed Systems Are Reshaping Global Power.…
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Strategic Studies
12 July 2026
Ocean Geopolitics Centre
Beneath the world's oceans lies an extensive and largely invisible network upon which modern civilisation depends. Submarine fibre-optic cables, energy pipelines, electricity interconnectors, offshore installations and underwater sensor systems sustain global communications, financial markets, international trade, energy security and national defence. Although these systems remain…
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Maritime Briefings
10 July 2026
Ocean Geopolitics Centre
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising modern port operations by transforming the way ships approach, manoeuvre and berth. From predictive navigation and digital twins to autonomous tugboats and intelligent mooring systems, AI is creating safer, more efficient and more sustainable ports while reshaping the future of global…
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