Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority
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Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows 
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows 

As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and China, the question facing its people is no longer just about mining—but about identity, sovereignty, stewardship, and the ocean that binds them all.

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