Register today to join Lucia Fogler on Friday, September 5th, at 12:00 pm, PDT (3 pm EDT) as she explores how China has strategically positioned itself in the deep-sea mining market to secure supply chain leadership and attempt to establish itself as the global diplomatic and defense superpower in Oceania. She’ll highlight how through open-source mapping of China’s DSM contract areas and research vessel movements, key trends have emerged that impact US national security and defense presence. The conversation will emphasize how deep-sea mining presents a critical opportunity for the US Defense Industrial Base to decouple from critical mineral supply chain reliance on China and reinforce its strategic presence in Oceania.
Lucia Fogler is a student at the University of Virginia pursuing a degree in Public Policy and Global Security with a concentration in East Asia and foreign policy. Her research and experience span academia and government, where she has briefed national security experts across the private sectors on China’s external geopolitical influence. As an intern with the National Security Policy Center, she focused her research on China’s use of emerging technologies in energy security and power generation alongside conducting in-depth analysis on their dominance in critical mineral supply chains and expansion into the deep-sea mining sector.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
🔗 Reserve your spot now to learn how China is using deep-sea mining to secure critical mineral supply chains and expand its defense influence in Oceania—and why this presents a pivotal opportunity for the U.S. to strengthen its own security and independence.
