As we learn more about how global systems are connected, it's going to be fascinating to watch the geopolitics work themselves out. So far a number of signs po

As we learn more about how global systems are connected, it's going to be fascinating to watch the geopolitics work themselves out. So far a number of signs point to many effects of pollution occurring oceans away from the polluter. This won't be fun to work out, because much of international relations is based around well-defined borders in the proximity of the landmass of the country itself. But winds and waves know no limits..... EDIT: e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch, http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100809/full/news.2010.396.html http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100809/full/news.2010.396.ht...