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The world economy is still globalised, at least for the moment. 

But superpower rivalry and the decay of global rules and norms mean that geopolitical tensions are deepening and global maritime trade is being caught in the crossfire, both literally and figuratively.

Some of this is happening in plain sight. In the Red Sea, the Houthis redirected maritime trade and the combined naval forces of Europe, the US, UK and Israel were unable to convince the majority of global shipping that freedom of navigation had been maintained.

In the Baltic, coastal states are publicly threatening to detain ships considered to be an environmental or security threat as a shadow-war of pipeline and cable sabotage plays out beneath the waves.

Strategic choke points from the Arctic to the Panama Canal are subject to daily diplomatic spats, and harassment of merchant shipping in the Taiwan Strait, the Black Sea and the South China Sea is now considered so routine that incidents are barely reported. 

Behind closed doors, meanwhile, a legal and diplomatic war is being waged to redefine the very concept of international rules that allow ships to trade internationally. Trade lanes on the oceans are a contested zone for the first time since the Cold War.

The very concept of freedom of navigation —  a legal principle that states that ships from any country have the right to sail freely in international waters — is under attack. 

Over the course of a special two-part podcast Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade takes a wider look at what this means for shipping. 

Is freedom of navigation, a  fundamental principle of the law of the sea and a pillar of modern international law, something we have just quietly given up on?

Featuring: 


Dominick Donald, geopolitical risk analyst and adviser to the joint war risks committee at Lloyd’s 

Ian Ralby, chief executive of consultancy IR Consilium

Kristina Siig, Professor of Maritime Law and Law of the Sea, University of Southern Denmark. Professor II of Maritime Law, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, Norway

Is freedom of navigation under threat?

Intuitions are selected tracks from ambient/piano improvisations called One Hour of Nothing.

Intuition No.1 (alone version)

Freedom of navigation — the legal principle that states ships from any country have the right to sail freely in international waters — is under attack.

It has been for some time.

But a confluence of geopolitical shifts, security threats and an accelerating frequency of legal assaults are finally starting to erode a fundamental principle of the law of the sea and a pillar of modern international law.

For the first time since the Cold War, maritime trade lanes have become contested zones and the rules-based order that shipping has previously relied on to protect it has started to disintegrate.

And that threat is coming from multiple different vectors.

A good starting point for that is what’s happening in the Baltic right now. 
What Denmark and the Nordic-Baltic states have said is that they would take “coordinated steps to disrupt and deter Russia’s shadow fleet”. While the language is deliberately vague, this amounts to politely requesting details of suspect ships’ insurance. If they don’t comply they risk being sanctioned, but so far none of the states are suggesting they will go further than that. For now.

Geopolitical tensions are deepening and global maritime trade is being caught in the crossfire, both literally and figuratively. Trade lanes on the oceans are contested zones for the first time since the Cold War.

The question is whether there is sufficient energy left amongst those backing the crumbling rules-based order to defend it.



Is freedom of navigation under threat? Part II

Song of the Prussians-Balts that tells about the myth of the Sun and the Moon, where the moon cheats the sun with the morning star, because of which the Moon received punishment for treason. The punishment looks like dividing the moon into pieces at different times, in essence, I explain the phases of the Moon that look like divided pieces of the Moon.

Lyrics in old prussian:

Mīniks Saulīkan weddi
Pirmanin wasarīkan
Ankstāi Saūli etskīja
Mīniks izsklaitinna si
 
Mīniks aīns neikaūwa
Deināinan enmilīwuns
Perkūns spārtai ernērtuns
Tennan pērpus perkīrta
 
Iz saūlin izslaitinna si
Deināinan enmilīw

Lyrics in English:

The Moon drove the Sun
For the first summer/spring
The Sun rose early
The Moon flied away
 
The Moon wandered alone
And fell in love with the Morning star
The Thunder was too infuriated
And split the Moon in two

Folk Song in Old Prussian Language - Miniks saulikan weddi

Beata

Where The Brave may Live Forever

Hall of the Slain

Gwyl Canol Hydref

The Gift

Freya

and if i can learn anything from these songs i write is that i’m my worst enemy
i look for things to blame but i’m my worst enemy
i spent all my life trying to make people i grew up with my allies 
i wasted my whole life on people who used me every time

is it because i hate myself?
or because i grew up around shattered dreams, wasted lives and mess
that i used to blame god for
until i saw that we created him and all our problems ourselves

between nothing and something (feat. сигги поп)

Baltic Sunset – Live Balcony Set  
🟠 Recorded live during sunset on a balcony with a view of the Baltic Sea.  
🟠 9 tracks, 36 minutes of melodic house and warm seaside grooves.  
🟠 Mixed live using Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 & Arturia MiniFuse 2 & Ableton Live

🎧 Tracklist:
00:00 – Zeca Veloso - Todo Homem
05:53 – Disclosure - You & Me
09:36 – Tailor & Klur & Julian Schwarz - Mystery
13:28 – Jan Blomqvist - Algorithm
15:50 – WhoMadeWho - Saturday
19:42 – Thee Suka - Mano Mano
23:07 – Elderbrook, Shimza - Places
27:04 – Tonic Walter - RISE
29:41 – WhoMadeWho & Adriatique & RÜFÜS DU SOL - Miracle

Experience the full sunset vibes with visuals – check out the video! Watch the full video set on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMfFw28fP_U

Audio mastered in Ableton – optimized for SoundCloud

RÜFÜS DU SOL, WhoMadeWho, Jan Blomqvist, Elderbrook, Adriatique, Disclosure, Zeca Veloso - DJ Set

Lieder / Gospel / Lovecore
Ostsee ~ Mississippi ~ Erzgebirge

Free Download des Kult-Albums „Sommer of Mägic“ von Duckfacekillah & Schkeleton: https://www.collegium-poeticum.de/som.htm

Here on Soundcloud is quite a large archive of my works, as well as newer stuff - now that the absurdly greedy upload limitations were lifted. This is the only place where my music for media can be found, so there's quite a genre variety. Hope you'll find something interesting. :)

Soundtrack / film music / media scoring and solo electronic+piano artist. Classically trained musician, orchestral and electronic music composer. 1st Prize winner of the Transatlantyk Film Music Competition 2017.

Two main directions in my music
Solo artist works: emotional electroacoustic explorations orbiting around piano, storytelling pieces with keyboards and electronics
Film music and music for licensing: orchestral soundtrack, cinematic, moody acoustic spaces, music for visual media and games

Currently living in Trieste, Italy

Lloyd’s List is the world’s leading source of insight, analysis and data for shipping businesses and professionals

DJ & Music Producer based in Warsaw.
I create live mixes and original productions that capture moments, moods and movement.
My sound blends deep & melodic house with emotional textures and organic rhythms.
Balcony sets, Baltic sunsets, and a touch of soul in every beat.

Let’s connect: vadra.biz@gmail.com

квантовый, домашний рок.
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