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The South Atlantic's Strategic Weight Is Rising, and Washington Is Late to Notice

Monday - Geopolitics · DefenseHub · May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026
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DefenseHub · Monday · Geopolitics · May 11, 2026


The South Atlantic sits between two critical chokepoints, the Cape of Good Hope and the Magellan-Drake approaches, hosts significant confirmed deepwater hydrocarbon reserves in the pre-sal layer, and is increasingly contested by Chinese commercial presence and Russian diplomatic positioning. For decades tr…

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