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Managing the Global Commons

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One consequence of an increasingly multipolar international system is uncertainty about how to manage the global commons. How will access to these vital resources be safeguarded in a post-American world?

Secretary Clinton and Ambassador Rice at the UNGA, courtesy of Africa Renewal/flickr

Contested Commons: the Future of American Power in A Multipolar World

28 Jan 2013 / Special Feature

The US has been the primary guarantor of open access to the global commons since 1945. However, an increasingly multipolar world full of asymmetric military threats means that safeguarding the commons must become more institutional and multilateral, or so argue our partners at the CNAS. More on «Contested Commons: the Future of American Power in A Multipolar World»

Nuclear submarine in Murmansk, an Arctic port, courtesy of RIA Novosti archive/Wikimedia Commons

The Geopolitics of the Arctic Commons

29 Jan 2013 / Special Feature

Climate change continues to expose the natural wealth and economic potential of the Arctic region. Today, we look at how the Arctic states are attempting to manage access to this commons, and we consider the potential for conflict over exploitation rights and transportation routes. More on «The Geopolitics of the Arctic Commons»

Indonesian and US personnel before naval vessel, courtesy of US Navy/Wikimedia Commons

Global Swing States and the Maritime Order

30 Jan 2013 / Special Feature

Brazil, India, Indonesia and Turkey are emerging powers that will soon play an important role in shaping the global maritime order. James Kraska argues that while these states have yet to develop blue-water navies with global reach, they are already exercising significant regional influence. More on «Global Swing States and the Maritime Order»

Cybersecurity, courtesy University of Maryland Press Releases' photostream/flickr

Securing the Cyber and Space Commons

31 Jan 2013 / Special Feature

Space and the cyber domain are relatively new additions to the global commons discourse. Today, we outline some of the problems associated with the management of these ‘commons’ and how states and international organizations are attempting to regulate and safeguard access to them. More on «Securing the Cyber and Space Commons»

Portrait of Jonas Grätz

The Shale Gas Revolution and the Global Commons

01 Feb 2013 / Special Feature

Shale gas and other unconventional hydrocarbons have long held the promise of freeing global energy supplies from unstable parts of the world. Today, the CSS’ Jonas Grätz considers how the current shale gas revolution might impact the security dynamics of the global commons. More on «The Shale Gas Revolution and the Global Commons»

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