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Inside the undersea kingdom: the secret, sinister battle to control what lies beneath the waves
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Every day, trillions of dollars, oil and gas and 99% of the world’s web traffic move through undersea pipelines under no state’s protection. With superpowers and corporations now vying for control, should we be worried about this potential new wild west of geopolitical power?
- Section
- Life and style
- By
- Aida Edemariam
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
- Updated
- Oct 2, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC
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