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Maritime Affairs Program Spotlights are a short-form written background and analysis of a specific issue related to maritime affairs, which changes with each issue. There is a new Spotlight released with each issue of the ICAS Maritime Affairs Program (MAP) Handbill – a regular newsletter released the last Tuesday of every month that highlights the major news stories, research products, analyses, and events occurring in or with regard to the global maritime domain during the past month.

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico

By Kailyn Provitt
(February 2025)

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico has been known by various names, including indigenous names like Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl and Nahá, as well as European names like "Sea of the North" and "Gulf of Florida". Recently, there have been controversies surrounding attempts to rename it...
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