The fragile undersea cables that connect the world

Global data traffic depends on a 1.4 mln-kilometre underwater network that has become a geopolitical battleground. On this episode of The Big View Katja Bego, author of ‘Deep Connections’, tells Peter Thal Larsen why the cables are vulnerable, and whether they can become less so.

Katja Bego: Deep Connections: The Hidden Battles to Control Subsea Cables

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The Big View: The power and peril of American economic warfare

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