America has lawful authority to proceed with deep-sea mining—and doing so would break China’s dominance in critical mineral ...

SYDNEY >> China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, ...

China is rapidly expanding its seabed mapping operations across the Indian Ocean, the Bering Sea, and other strategic waters, ...

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Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, ...

Chinese vessels are mapping the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans, building detailed knowledge ...

Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations for the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without a new ...

Interview with Julien de Saint-Quentin about the evolving threat landscape and the capabilities needed to secure critical undersea infrastructure.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands ...

In December, one of America’s largest territorial expansions took place, with barely any public notice. The U.S. has claimed sovereignty over 1 million square kilometers — larger than Texas and ...

A growing number of countries are calling to halt mining on the ocean floor. The topic will take center stage at thi annual assembly of the International Seabed Authority, which governs seabed mining.