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Hot Take: How do we protect an ocean that doesn’t stop at borders?

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No single country owns the high seas. So who protects the life in them? The BBNJ Agreement, which entered into force in January 2026, gives countries a way to establish marine protected areas in international waters.

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Muhammad Arif is a journalist repoting on Asian Affairs, with focus on connectivity in Eurasia. He holds Ph.D degree in Global Journalism from HBU, China, and teaches Journalism at a university in Islamabad. He is multilingual, speaks Eurasian languages—such as Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Persian, and Russian —for his reporting assignments.