Mario Gallego Cosme, author at Ejercitos Magazine

Main world routes of submarine communications cables. Source: Submarine Cable Map

Geopolitics of submarine communications cables II

15/12/2023

Hawaii, Andaman and Nicobar or Diego García are just some of the best-known examples of islands and archipelagos that, due to their geographical position, play a leading role from a military point of view. In recent years, in addition, the growing importance of underwater communications cables has been added to this role, which pass through many of these formations, but also through others such as the Canary Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, which does not has only increased its geopolitical value. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

Insularity and global geopolitics

16/07/2021

One of the most mentioned characteristics about the Cold War refers to the dimensions of the confrontation that took place between the main state powers of the time: the United States and the Soviet Union. Humanity had already witnessed rivalries of a similar nature at various times in the past, but, for the first time in history, technological advances led to the conflict being taken to planetary levels—and even reaching outer space. However, it is also necessary to recognize that this global dimension of bipolar tension did not manifest itself in the same way in all places in the world or with the same intensity[1]. In fact, there were long periods in which a good number of regions—generally those outside America and Eurasia—were quite outside this confrontation. One of the clearest examples of this situation of relative marginality with respect to [Keep reading…]