do catastrophic damage to our military, hollowing out the force and degrading its ability to protect the country
For too long, the United States has failed to act on this treaty.
But in no other situation in which our security interests are so much at stake do we consider customary international law good enough to pro...
I think the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not acceding to this Convention gives us the best of both worlds.
It simply should not be acceptable to us that the United States will be absent from either of those discussions.
We have much more to gain from legal certainty and public order in the world's oceans than any other country.
I strongly believe that accession to this treaty is absolutely essential not only to our economic interests, our diplomatic interests, but I...
Although we do not have territory there, we have vital interests--particularly freedom of navigation.
Critics claim we would surrender U.S. sovereignty under this treaty, but in fact, it is exactly the opposite.
That is absolutely correct.
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 protect our interests a...