The Indoor Exception
California’s new law names lifeguards and park rangers, not teachers. Sarahi Lopez examines who it protects, who it leaves out, and what protections exist today.
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The Indoor Exception
California’s new law names lifeguards and park rangers, not teachers. Sarahi Lopez examines who it protects, who it leaves out,...
Sourcing Green Technology’s Minerals, at What Cost?
What does deep-sea mining cost the ocean? Joshua Harrelson examines what the research shows about the environmental costs of seabed...
The Sechura Bay Project
Who decides how Peru’s Sechura Bay is used? Favio Esdras Méndez González examines the legal disputes over mining concessions and...
The Children of the South Bay: The Long-Term Health Consequences of the Tijuana River Crisis
The Tijuana River Public Health Crisis affects all who live and work in the region, but the impacts on children...
The Geopolitics of Submarine Cable Networks
Are Undersea Cables a Strategic Vulnerability, or an Opportunity?
Latin America – Pacific Dispatch | Summer 2026
Deep-Seabed Mining, Submarine Cables, and the Regulatory Vacuum in Pacific Latin America
Indo-Pacific Dispatch | Summer 2026
Updates from the Indo-Pacific on U.S. force posture and Chinese activities in disputed waters.
The Tijuana River Crisis: When Does a Public Health Crisis Become an Emergency?
When does a public health crisis become an emergency? Exploring the California’s emergency executive authorities as they relate to the...
International Law and the High Seas
Who owns ocean resources beyond national jurisdiction? How does the United States engage with international law on the high seas...
The Don Diego Dispute: Social Stakeholders in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Mexico
What happens when competing domestic interests collide on the seafloor? Mexico’s Don Diego dispute provides a case study.
Can China and America Avoid the Thucydides Trap?
Brandon Patterson provides his reflections on the 21st Century China Center’s 2026 Shirk Lecture by Graham Allison.
A Fresh Lens on the Tijuana River Crisis
Why public health can’t wait for infrastructure. Sarahi Lopez argues that the Tijuana River crisis has been treated primarily as...
Critical Minerals and the Pacific Seabed
What do rocks at the bottom of the ocean mean for Sino-American competition? Joshua Harrelson examines the strategic stakes of...
Seabed Sovereignty, Ocean Security, and Critical Mineral Resilience in Pacific Latin America
A social strategy policy brief for Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Favio Esdras Méndez González maps the distinct stakeholder landscape...