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Underwater cables in the Euro-Atlantic region

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On 26th September 2022, the Nord Stream pipelines were sabotaged, with Russia as the main suspect. Since then, concerns have grown over the vulnerability of undersea infrastructure, particularly in the United Kingdom – an island nation – given that 99% of the world’s communications are delivered by 1.4 million kilometres of submarine cable. This map visualises underwater cables in the Euro-Atlantic region, as well as the centrality of the British Isles to underwater networks.

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James Rogers is Co-president and Director of Research at the Council on Geostrategy, where he specialises in geopolitics and British strategic policy. He is also Editor of Britain’s World, the Council on Geostrategy’s online magazine. Previously, he held positions at the Henry Jackson Society, the Baltic Defence College, RAND Europe, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies.

His commentary has been carried in the global media and he has been invited to give oral evidence at the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and International Development committees in the Houses of Parliament. His research has been cited and endorsed by the serving British prime minister, and he has worked on research projects for the British and French ministries of defence. He holds an MPhil in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and an award-winning BSc Econ (Hons) in International Politics and Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.