I think the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not acceding to this Convention gives us the best of both wo...
I strongly believe that accession to this treaty is absolutely essential not only to our economic interests, our diploma...
By finally acceding to the Convention, we help make our Nation more secure and more prosperous for generations to come.
The fact is that we are dealing with a world in which there are myriad threats that we confront now.
That is absolutely correct.
It simply should not be acceptable to us that the United States will be absent from either of those discussions.
Although we do not have territory there, we have vital interests--particularly freedom of navigation.
We have much more to gain from legal certainty and public order in the world's oceans than any other country.
Critics claim we would surrender U.S. sovereignty under this treaty, but in fact, it is exactly the opposite.
No, it would not. It would enhance our ability to be able to navigate because we would be able to be at the table to pro...
If the United States is to assert its historical role as a global maritime power--and we have without question the stron...
We attach the term 'lawfare' to these efforts to erode the protections of customary international law.
I can assure you that we will not let this happen and the Convention does not require it.
It is absolutely imperative that we retain the capability to protect our access to the skies, the high seas, the straits...
Yes. I believe strongly that joining the Convention would assist U.S. efforts to get countries with excessive maritime c...
This would in no way inhibit our ability to conduct intelligence operations.
That is a correct statement.
If we are not operating based on the same rules, it puts us at a disadvantage.
