How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · Mar 31, 2026 · 874 words · By Paul Conville; Robert Blasiak

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What to know about How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts

The article discusses ocean peacebuilding as a method to prevent conflict through marine scientific cooperation, sustainable resource management, and conservation efforts. It highlights examples such as the Redgolfo network in the Gulf of Mexico and post-tsunami collaboration in Aceh, Indonesia, to illustrate how shared ecological challenges can foster international cooperation.

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What happened

Conflict and turmoil are seemingly rife in the ocean.

Why it matters

Coastlines washed away by a changing climate.

Common ground

But if we only consider the ocean in terms of conflict, our policymakers start to focus just on threats, borders, extraction and defence.

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Claim 1: “Research shows that the ocean can be a catalyst for proactive peacebuilding.”

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Claim 2: “In 2018, 14 serving heads of state came together to establish the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.”

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Claim 3: “During the Cold War, the US and USSR collaborated on ocean science through the Polymode program.”

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Claim 4: “The Loughs Agency in Northern Ireland demonstrates how cross-border institutions can sustain peace through shared marine ecosystems.”

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Claim 5: “Marine biologists from Cuba, Mexico and the US began quietly meeting in the 2000s to discuss conservation of marine wildlife and share data, despite the diplomatic standoff between the US and Cuba.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nations of Cuba and Mexico have had uninterrupted diplomatic relations since their establishment in 1902. Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States, Community of Latin Americ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United States embargo has prevented U.S. businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic confl…
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Claim 6: “The 2004 Aceh tsunami led to a peace deal and the establishment of an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system.”

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Claim 7: “They agreed to ensure 100% sustainable management within their respective jurisdictions by 2025 through designing sustainable ocean plans.”

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Claim 8: “Together they established the 'Redgolfo' network of marine protected areas across the Gulf of Mexico.”

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Claim 9: “When relations thawed in 2014, the then US president Barack Obama and former Cuban president Raul Castro re-established diplomatic relations between their countries.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Afri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of things named after Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. This list includes proposed name changes.
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