Seabed Mining as a National Security Threat: U.S. Interests with Greg O’Brien and Kate Gorove

National Security Law Today

If the Clarion Clipperton Zone is the next frontier for critical mineral mining, what share of the pie does the U.S. currently have? The answer may surprise you. This week, host Elisa is joined by two U.S. State Department officials, Greg O’Brien and Kate Gorove, to talk all things U.S. interests when it comes to the seabed. What laws and treaties govern the international seabed and CCZ? Are we members of the International Seabed Authority? And if not, how come? Greg O’Brien is the Senior Oceans Policy Advisor in the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs at the U.S. Department of State: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IMfhMbxurcKsgH6WV09wcFyW-UZw3WN6/view?usp=sharing Kate Gorove is with the Office of the Legal Adviser for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKOC7-k_a04-cdGL30yV2EbwWeFKvJei/view?usp=sharing References: The International Seabed Authority: https://www.isa.org.jm United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: https://www.itlos.org/en/main/latest-news/ “Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act.” NOAA, 2002: https://www.gc.noaa.gov/documents/gcil_dshmra_summary.pdf “Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules in the Area.” ISA, 2013: https://isa.org.jm/files/files/documents/isba-19c-17_0.pdf