Maritime law
China’s new underwater tool cuts deep, exposing vulnerability of vital network of subsea cables
Incidents of accidental and suspect breaches of submarine cables in northern Europe and around Taiwan concern security experts.
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters
Tehran and Washington look to different rules to govern their conduct in the key choke point.
The method in Iran’s madness? Closure of Strait of Hormuz echoes a centuries‑old Danish play − and is a tragedy for the world order
Iran’s decision to levy tolls on ships passing through the crucial choke hold has an unlikely connection to the site of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet.’