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…
The contemporary scientific discussion surrounding climate change has been predominantly centred upon greenhouse gas accumulation, atmospheric radiative forcing, and anthropogenic carbon emissions. While these drivers remain fundamental to the current understanding of global warming, the oceanic dimension of climate dynamics has often been underestimated in…
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.…
The oceans are entering a new era of strategic importance. For centuries they were primarily regarded as routes connecting nations through trade, exploration and naval power. Today, however, they have become far more than maritime highways. They are increasingly the central arena where geopolitics, technology,…
For much of the twentieth century, maritime tourism occupied a relatively modest position within national economic planning. Governments largely regarded it as an extension of the hospitality industry, associated primarily with beaches, cruises, leisure navigation and coastal recreation. Academic literature similarly approached maritime tourism through…
