From the geopolitical threats of piracy, transnational crime, illegal and unlawful fishing, smuggling, and sovereignty claims to the ecological crucibles of climate change, sea levels, plastics pollution, and…
- By Geopolitical Monitor
- James Borton
- Eurasia Review
UNCLOS establishes a comprehensive framework for the regulation of all ocean space and grants coastal state sovereign rights and obligations with respect to marine and seabed resources adjacent to their coasts.
In arguably the most contested maritime region, the South China Sea, where the…