maritime conflict

Maritime conflict involves disputes between countries over control, access, or rights to maritime areas such as seas, oceans, and potential underwater resources. These conflicts can arise from territorial claims, control of shipping routes, fishing rights, or seabed resources like oil and minerals. They often involve naval presence, legal disagreements, and geopolitics, with the potential to impact global trade and security. Resolving such conflicts typically requires diplomacy, international law (like the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), and sometimes military means to enforce claims or maintain peace.