Flashcards: Maritime Power and Globalization — 20 cards

Globalisation — definition?

Worldwide integration of economies and societies.

Oceans as spaces — role?

Trade, resources, migration, conflict, governance.

EEZ — extent?

Up to 200 nautical miles from coast.

GVCs — function?

Depend on maritime transport for links.

Sea trade percentage?

80–90% of world trade by volume.

Maritime chokepoint — definition?

Narrow strategic passage disrupting trade if blocked.

TEU — measures?

Standard unit for container ship capacity.

Primary shipping routes — examples?

Trans-Pacific and Europe–Asia via Suez.

Ocean resources — types?

Living (fish), non-living (oil, minerals), renewable (wind, tides).

Living resources — example?

Fish and seafood.

Piracy — regional agreement?

ReCAAP promotes anti-piracy in Asia.

Coastalisation — meaning?

Growth of populations and activity along coasts.

String of Pearls — strategy?

Chinese port chain in Indian Ocean.

France’s EEZ — size?

Second largest, about 11 million km².

France’s carrier — fact?

Charles de Gaulle, nuclear-powered, CATOBAR.

South China Sea — dispute?

Multiple claimants, artificial islands, UNCLOS ruling (2016).

UNCLOS — conclusion date?

1982, in force 1994.

UNCLOS — zones?

Territorial sea (12 nm), EEZ (200 nm), high seas beyond.

Shipping emissions — share?

About 3% of global CO₂ emissions.

Bunker fuel — role?

Main fuel, very dirty, used by ships.