2571. The Modern Political Map of Our Ocean Planet
- Author:
- Coalter G. Lathrop
- Publication Date:
- 03-2019
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Abstract:
- On land, the political map of the world has been relatively stable since the end of World War II: with some significant exceptions, most countries are, spatially, as they were in 1945 or shortly thereafter. Land borders are mostly set, and the major state-to-state territorial disputes that persist today are—again, with some notable exceptions—disputes over relatively small areas, mostly tiny insular features with negligible inherent value.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Geopolitics, Navy, Oceans and Seas, and Cartography
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus