UNCLOS

Energy Geopolitics

Indonesia’s Malacca Toll Trial Balloon Threatens Global Shipping Order

Finance minister's backtracked proposal—citing Iran's Hormuz regime as precedent—signals erosion of UNCLOS freedoms as chokepoint states eye revenue over rules.

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Geopolitics Technology

The $30B Governance Gap: How UNCLOS Failures Turn Subsea Cables Into Hybrid Warfare Targets

A Chinese vessel drags its anchor 100 miles across the Baltic seabed. Legal consequence: none. The infrastructure carrying 99% of intercontinental data sits in a century-old regulatory void.

9 min read ·