Pacific beckons deep sea mining, the next geopolitical frontline

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela – carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro – the moves were framed as political intervention. But the raid also reflected a deeper contest over oil and critical mineral supply chains. For Washington, controlling energy and strategic materials is now inseparable from
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