
THE CLIMATE COST OF WAR — CONFLICT AS A STRUCTURAL DRIVER OF EMISSIONS, ENERGY DISRUPTION, AND BLUE-CARBON LOSS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Climate policy is typically constructed on the assumption that decarbonisation can proceed within a stable geopolitical environment. This assumption underpins dominant approaches to climate governance, where emissions…

INTEGRATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS INTO COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE — LIMITS, UNCERTAINTY, AND POLICY CHALLENGES
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This article seeks to provide critical albeit baseline inputs for policy-formulation with regard to the adoption nature-based solutions (NbS) for the enhancement of resilience of coastal infrastructure. …

FROM HOST TO RULE-SHAPER? CHINA AND THE POLITICS OF HOSTING THE BBNJ SECRETARIAT
China’s formal proposal to host the Secretariat of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, putting forward Xiamen as its prospective location, has drawn both anticipation and apprehension. Submitted…

BLUE ECONOMY AS FOREIGN POLICY INSTRUMENT: STRATEGIC CONVERGENCES AND INDIA–TAIWAN COOPERATION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
This study positions the Blue Economy as a strategic instrument of foreign policy through which States drive diplomatic leverage by advancing sustainable ocean governance, institutional leadership, and coalition-building…

OUR OCEANIC FOUNDATION: WHY THE BLUE ECONOMY IS THE ENTIRE ECONOMY
The Blue Economy is often described as a sector of the economy — placed alongside the maritime sector or conflated with the “ocean economy” — limited to industries such as shipping, fisheries, offshore…
