#unclos — Public Fediverse posts

Why the EU is giving Arctic shipping the cold shoulder as China and Russia push ahead

Despite being the main destination for goods along the route and accounting for most of the world’s shipping…
#Europe #EU #AllianzCommercial #Arctic #ArcticOcean #Beijing #BeringStrait #Brussels #China #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #InternationalMaritimeOrganisation #moscow #northernsearoute #Russia #Ukraine #UNCLOS
https://www.europesays.com/europe/130809/

The Iran crisis exposed new vulnerabilities in the global maritime order — and underscored why Tokyo must strengthen Indo-Pacific sea-lane security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/17/japan/hormuz-warning-for-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #iran #straitofhormuz #middleeast #indopacific #unclos #un #mda #osa #straitsofmalacca #shipping #trade #japaneseeconomy #defense

Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters. #chokepoints #DonaldTrump #Iran #Maritimelaw #StraitofHormuz #StraitofHormuzblockade #TrumpAdministration #UNCLOS #UnitedNations #USIran #Waterways
https://iwpost.com/strait-of-hormuz-why-the-us-and-iran-are-sailing-in-very-different-legal-waters/?fsp_sid=13541

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Iran’s Legal Strategy in Hormuz

Geography remains Iran’s greatest wartime advantage and a key strategic asset in the ongoing 2026 conflict. The country’s rugged terrain, extensive coastline, and strategic depth in the Persian Gulf shape the course of the war, constraining conventional military options while enhancing Iran’s ability to leverage the Strait of

#Iran #LawOfTheSea #NavalWarfare #UNCLOS

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/irans-legal-strategy-in-hormuz/

It boggles the mind that #Nauru isn't learning from past mistakes. Also, 10,000 people, who will barely profit from #DeepSeaMining, are buying the hype while #DeepGreen and #GerardBarron disrupts #DeepSeaLife, possibly permanently! Not good...

"#Australia, #NewZealand and #Britain had nearly exhausted the viable deposits of #phosphate by 1968 when Australia granted Nauru sovereignty, leaving behind one of the world’s worst #environmental #disasters."

#Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru’s cursed history

The once-wealthy island now barely survives on income from Australia’s #detention regime and is pinning its economic hopes on #UnderseaMining

Anne Davies and Ben Doherty
Mon 3 Sep 2018

"During the 1990s it transformed into a #moneylaundering haven selling banking licences and passports, including diplomatic passports, which confer immunity. Customers included the #RussianMafia and al-Qaida."
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/04/corruption-incompetence-and-a-musical-naurus-riches-to-rags-tale

#WaterIsLife #NoDeepSeaMining #Extinction #Environment #UNConventionLawOfTheSea #LawOfTheSeaConvention #UNCLOS #OceansAreLife #RecycleMetals #FindAlternatives #Corruption