#exclusive economic zones

[tomorrowusa]

Saturday October 7th is Putin's birthday – we should regard it as a day of ill omen.

It's Putin's second birthday since he launched his three-day "special operation" to conquer Ukraine. He must have some idea by now of what an international laughing stock his inept army is.

Putin's latest dubious effort seems to be mining the Black Sea.

Britain has accused Russia of plotting to sabotage civilian cargo ships loaded with Ukrainian grain by planting sea mines on the approaches to the country’s Black Sea ports. Based on what it said was declassified intelligence, the UK said Russia did not want to directly attack merchant vessels using Ukraine’s newly created humanitarian corridor with missiles, but instead try to destroy them covertly. Russia would then seek to blame Ukraine for the loss of any shipping in an attempt to evade responsibility, the British Foreign Office continued, and the UK said it was going public in order to deter Moscow from carrying out the plan. James Cleverly, the UK foreign secretary, accused Russia of the “pernicious targeting” of civilian shipping: “The world is watching – and we see right through Russia’s cynical attempts to lay blame on Ukraine for their attacks.” Merchant ships carrying Ukrainian grain for export have been under threat since July, when Russia pulled out of a year-long initiative designed to safeguard food exports despite the war between the two countries.

Contrary to what Putin thinks, Russia doesn't own the Black Sea. It's divided into exclusive economic zones (EEZ) related to the countries which border it. Three of those countries (Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey) happen to be NATO members.

If Russia places mines in the EEZs of NATO countries or if Russian mines drift into their waters, it risks NATO activating Article 5 – the mutual defense proviso in the NATO treaty.

Bulgaria has already been holding discussions with NATO regarding Russian provocations.

Bulgaria, NATO discuss response to Russian blockade in Black Sea

In the meantime, Putin's Russia continues to commit war crimes even as I type this.

Ukraine updates: Russian attack kills 48 at shop in Kharkiv

Russia has no fucking business in Ukraine. FULL STOP. The only possible moral response to Putin's Red Nazism is to give Ukraine all the assistance it needs.

If you are in the United States and have a Republican member of the House representing your district, tell him or her to get their ass in gear and quit using aid to Ukraine as an internal party political football.

Representatives | house.gov

If they have a district office not far from you then consider paying a personal visit to state your views. Your tax dollars are paying for that office – not for them to find new ways to grovel to Donald Trump.

[kesarijournal]

The Grand WTO's Food, Fishing, and Farming Fiasco

The Grand WTO's Food, Fishing, and Farming Fiasco

Welcome to the latest drama that’s more tangled than your earphones in a pocket – the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ongoing saga involving a cast of nations with India and South Africa in leading roles, and a contentious plot over food, fishing, and farming subsidies. Set against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi’s Ministerial Conference, our story unfolds with India and South Africa uniting to…

[dream-world-universe]

France, one of the oldest nations on Earth: France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north, Germany to the northeast, Switzerland to the east, Italy and Monaco to the southeast, Andorra and Spain to the south, and a maritime. Wikipedia

[firstoccupier]

Targeted Naval Strategies: An Ethical Approach

By, Cliff Potts, WPS News, Editor-in-ChiefBaybay City | January 10, 2025 As General Robert H. Barrow, a former Commandant of the US Marine Corps, famously stated, “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” The current situation in the Philippines compels us to consider the risk of being amateurs. Recently, the Chinese Coast Guard’s largest vessel, CCG 5901, made its presence felt in…

[denguevirusconnoisseur]

fastest way to wake me up? seeing diaspora's "hot take" that is literal flaming dogshit

you learn the term leftist and you suddenly think you have a PhD in politics and an insurmountable amount of knowledge in geopolitics when you've never step foot in the country yourself

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[ekainfra2020]

What is the difference between SEZ and EEZ?

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are two different concepts with different goals.

An SEZ is a designated area within a country that is given special economic privileges to attract foreign investment and promote economic growth. These privileges may include tax breaks, relaxation in customs and labor regulations, and enabling policies to enhance export competitiveness and investments. SEZs are often located near ports or airports to facilitate trade.

The goals of an SEZ are to:

Attract foreign investment

Promote exports

Create jobs

Develop robust infrastructure for undertaking international trade

An EEZ, on the other hand, is a maritime zone that extends 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the baseline of a territorial sea and is prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Within the EEZ, the State has exclusive rights to explore and use marine resources, including fish, oil, gas, and minerals. The State also has jurisdiction over some activities for the reasons of environmental protection, among others. However, other countries have the right to innocent passage through the EEZ.

The goals of an EEZ are to:

Protect the marine resources of the coastal state

Explore, Exploit and Manage those resources

Protect the marine environment

Promote economic development

In short, SEZs are designated by the States to boost economic development, whereas EEZs are prescribed by the UNCLOS and offer exclusive rights to the sovereign states to explore, utilize and manage the marine resources, and protect and preserve the marine environment within the designated EEZ.

[oceanusborealis]

How a World Map Got the Barbie Movie Banned in Vietnam – Map-It

[gudguy1a]

Taiwan / TSMC / Samsung, Blow Up the Factories & Pre-Fabs – “IF” China….

does decide to attack and actually get into the industrial complex areas. Taiwan D-Day… This is a significant part of what China really aspires to gain, “Technology”, “Intellectual Property (IP)” – basically the highly prized super small chip technology. In the 5 & 4 nm range, soon to be 3nm with the newly introduced Nvidia AI technology to produce better chips, faster and at smaller…

[umormalik61]

Eight bombs exploded six, and top investigative reporters found out the details of the US bombing of "Nord Stream"

[kesarijournal]

The Grand WTO's Food, Fishing, and Farming Fiasco

The Grand WTO's Food, Fishing, and Farming Fiasco

Welcome to the latest drama that’s more tangled than your earphones in a pocket – the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ongoing saga involving a cast of nations with India and South Africa in leading roles, and a contentious plot over food, fishing, and farming subsidies. Set against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi’s Ministerial Conference, our story unfolds with India and South Africa uniting to…

[fatehbaz]

Hey everyone, France says it doesn’t like “imperialism” in the Indo-Pacific.

French president: “There is in the Indo-Pacific and particularly in Oceania new imperialism appearing, and a power logic that is threatening the sovereignty of several states - the smallest, often the most fragile.”

Some stuff.

“Thanks to its overseas territories, France has an exclusive economic zone of nearly 11.7 million square kilometers, 93 percent of which is in the Indo-Pacific”:

"French military presence” in the Indo-Pacific:

Areas of Pacific and Indian oceans actively patrolled/monitored by French forces:

Tahiti and much of Polynesia?

French military presence in Africa:

Nations obligated to use the notorious CFA franc, subject to imposed debt conditions and French-directed investment and lending:

From July 2023, “President Macron reaffirms French ownership of New Caledonia” (one of the largest islands in the South Pacific, where in recent years Indigenous Kanak people have advocated for independence from France):

Overseas departments of France in the Indian Ocean (places still officially/formally administered by -- “part of” -- France):

Look at some of the recent dates of “independence” for these French colonies:

“From 1966 to 1996, France carried out 193 nuclear tests in the South Pacific”: 

“France’s exclusive economic zones”:

“French military presence in the Indo-Pacific”:

[firstoccupier]

Tensions Rise in West Philippine Sea: Latest Developments

Dateline: December 23, 2024, Baybay City, Philippines In significant developments over the past 24 hours, tensions have escalated in the West Philippine Sea as reports emerged indicating that the Philippines dispatched supplies to a warship currently grounded at the contentious Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll claimed by both the Philippines and China. The Chinese Coast Guard has responded…

[hope-for-the-planet]

From the article:

Today, the EU adopted a seat of conservation measures to strengthen the environmental protection of five Natura 2000 sites in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Baltic Sea. The initiative, put forward by Germany and agreed by all Baltic EU countries, prohibits fishing with mobile bottom contacting gears in areas of the Fehmarnbelt, Kadetrinne and Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank and in the entire sites of the Westliche Rönnebank and Adlergrund. The measures will protect sensitive seabed habitats, such as sandbanks and reefs, and will contribute to revert the unfavourable environmental status of species and biotopes.

[orangerainforest]

in case you didn't know already, chinese coast guard personnel have been harassing and displaying aggressive behavior towards filipino vessels--using knives, axes, pointed sticks, and tear gas--to intimidate and prevent philippine navy rubber boats from delivering necessities to filipino troops stationed in the shoal that is within the philippines' exclusive economic zone.

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