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Le Pas-de-Calais et le détroit de Gibraltar : quels enjeux géopolitiques ?

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  • Jean-Claude Lasserre

    (LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

As many others, these two straits are places of transit which concern both the bordering states and the Great Powers, and which hold two prime functions, as ocean gateways, and as cross gateways. As ocean gateways, these two straits have symmetrical functions giving access to the seas bordering Europe, common functions on the ocean route between Asia and the main harbours of Northern Europe, and their particular functions. As cross gateways, the Pas-de-Calais (or Strait of Dover) has much higher flows than the Strait of Gibraltar, although on this last place, they are growing fast. With this plurality of functions, these straits appear as true cross-roads, and they are also places of geopolitical conflicts, because of very high migrating pressures, and attempts for a geopolitical control of these straits, by the presence of enclaves, especially on the Strait of Gibraltar.

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  • Jean-Claude Lasserre, 2003. "Le Pas-de-Calais et le détroit de Gibraltar : quels enjeux géopolitiques ?," Post-Print halshs-00076718, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00076718
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