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Paper short abstract:

This paper is based on the portuguese sea and its potential. This work will focus on the assumption of the Atlantic as a new national goal to Portugal, analyzing the value of the ocean to the portuguese foreign policy, showing its potential and the problems to the achievement of this maritime treasure.

Paper long abstract:

For over five hundred years, Portugal was successful in pursuing its national strategy.

Today, the sea is returning to the pedestal of the political rhetoric. It became, again, a desideratum to proceed and protect, in an internal and external level.

This work will focus on the assumption of the Atlantic as a new national goal to Portugal, analyzing the real strategic value of the ocean to the portuguese foreign policy, by analyzing the intention of reusing it, showing the economic al and geopolitical interests which are inherent to its

strategic potential, as well as the obstacles that are standing up to the achieving proccess of this goal.

It's our intention to speak about the new current chances that show the ocean as 'sea' of oportunities with the resources at the bottom of the sea, the extension of the portuguese continental shelf beyond the 200 miles, the geoestrategic position of the Sines harbor, the relationship with the ex portuguese colonies, but also the problems that the country is facing at this moment such as the almost obsolete marine, the diplomatic issues with Spain because of the Selvagens exclusive economic zone, the boats industry crysis and so much more.