Raw material criticality has played an important role in geostrategic thinking, especially since the crisis surrounding the price and supply of rare earths at the beginning of the 2010s. However, once dependency and strategic importance grow too strong, substitution efforts will take place that...

Congestion on fishing grounds and overfishing have convinced fishermen, economists, and most governments of the necessity to control access to fishing grounds. The living resources of the sea, however, present particularities which may make the task of redefining international fishing rights...