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The countries that, throughout their his- These waters, carried by the winds, irrigate The breadth of topics covered corresponds Oceanpolitics, the Maritime Mentality must
tories, knew how to guide the influences of the continents. Thus, we have rivers such as to the immensity of ocean spaces and the be strengthened, so that, according to Fer-
the Maritime Mentality to national devel- the Amazon, Nile, Thames, Mississippi, and magnitude of interests of all kinds that are nando Pessoa, we “navigate beyond pain”
opment reached high levels of Prosperity, others, “running” in the atmosphere and involved with maritime activities. Thus, in or- and be able to achieve the desired national
with consequent robust capacity for Sur- being decisive in contributing to the conti- der to be prepared to adopt the guidelines of development of maritime powers.
. nuity of life on planet Earth.
vival. To remember:
. Portugal – The Great Navigations; Environmental preservation, in the Mar- 3. Conclusion
England – Pax Britannica. The Empire itime Mentality, brings to the debate the
. United States of America – Pax Ameri- connection of life with the developments increase the dynamics of studies on oceanic of land areas.
where the sun never sets!;
In Brazil, we must, as soon as possible, failed to reach the same relevance as that
related to the physical states of water: solid,
. China – The Silk Road. In dispute over not exist, the Earth would be unviable due spaces. To this end, initiatives related to the This reality was basically due to the need
liquid, and gaseous. In fact, if the oceans did
cana; and
Maritime Mentality are a priority and with for a list of knowledge about maritime ac-
oceanic spaces. to the heat radiated by the Sun. The physi- the conviction that many miles still need to tivities that, in the 19th and early 20th cen-
Access to knowledge and technologies cal states of water contribute significantly to be navigated, in order to reach an adequate turies, were still incipient. In this context, it
that make it possible to extend the perma- the protection of the planet by existing, in breadth and depth of knowledge on diverse was up to Admiral Mahan to formulate the
nence of human beings in a hostile environ- the atmosphere and on earth, water in solid, and highly complex subjects. Oceanpolitics, concepts that attributed to oceanic spaces a
ment, such as the maritime one, allows a con- gaseous, and liquid states. This finding justi- which employs the knowledge, traditions, greater capacity to influence the destinies of
tinuous solution of difficulties and the neu- fies the preference of many for replacing the and beliefs of the Maritime Mentality, States; and the set of these concepts came
tralization of threats existing on land, for ac- name of our habitat: Planet Water. therefore, depends on this support base to to be called the Theory of Maritime Power.
cess to mineral resources, food, and energy. In historical retrospect, we remember effectively influence national development. The evolution of this Theory has allowed
The Blue Economy, or even the New that, at first, the oceans were barriers, which Also, we can understand that the Mari- a set of concepts, partially derived from
Economy, according to the Organization for prevented human movement. Then, dis- time Mentality and Oceanpolitics guide the studies of Geopolitics, to integrate and
Economic Co-operation and Development, placements began to occur, both for trade, elaboration of thoughts and actions, which improve Oceanpolitics; the science that
OECD, in the book The Ocean Economy in war and incipient exploration and exploita- formulate guidelines and procedures, in- formulates guidelines for national develop-
2030, in free translation: “[...] is essential tion of its natural resources. Currently, we duce activities on land, for the benefit of ment, giving priority to maritime activities.
for the development and the prosperity of have human beings working, in different those carried out at sea and activities at Still favoring the development of the
humanity. Source of food, energy, minerals, types of activities, in oceanic areas far from sea, by involving references to overcome Maritime Mentality and of the Oceanpol-
health, leisure and transport of goods and land and even, which was impossible not the challenges of oceans, rivers, and lakes. itics we have the possibility of scarcity of
people[...]”. And it continues: “[...]New long ago, submerged for long periods. The analysis of the concepts present- the existing natural resources in the conti-
technologies are making energy from sea From Grotius to the III United Nations ed by Geopolitics allow, based on factors nental territories, the difficulties related to
currents, tides and wind viable, new sourc- Convention on the Law of the Sea, we ob- observed – mainly – in terrestrial spaces, the preservation of the environment in the
es of proteins and indicate, with absolute served a continuous growth of the Mar- to establish the necessary foundations for terrestrial environment, the legal system
clarity, the fundamental link between envi- itime Mentality, both in the breadth of activities at sea. and the political-strategic consequences re-
ronmental preservation of the oceans and subjects and in the depth and complexity The predominance of the influence of sulting from the enactment of the III Con-
climate change[...]”. of the knowledge achieved. In the Phoe- continental territories in Geopolitics may vention of the United Nations on the Law
The Sea That Surrounds Us, by the dis- nicians, we find the same foundations of have reached its apogee with Mackinder, of the Sea and the magnitude of maritime
tinguished marine biologist Rachel Carson the Maritime Mentality that continue to who came to be considered as the formula- trade caused by Globalization and the de-
(2010), points out the importance of rivers drive the studies of Oceanpolitics and en- tor of the Theory of Land Power. However, pendence on the continuity of life due to
formed from water in a gaseous state, re- able the activities of the Blue Economy and the influence of oceanic spaces, despite be- the environmental preservation of oceans,
sulting from the evaporation of the oceans. national development. ing analyzed in several geopolitical studies, rivers and lakes.

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