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The Scramble for the Open Seas
Foreign Affairs
September 30, 2026
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Explore Today's NewsOver the last half millennium, societies around the globe competed to divide up the world’s land. Nearly every square inch of soil outside Antarctica is now owned and tucked within national borders. But the oceans have largely been spared that fate. There were times throughout history when countries
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