The Commander in Chief, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and individual combatant commanders are asking the Senate to give its advice and consent to the Law of the Sea Convention.
Lugar emphasizes military support for the Law of the Sea Convention.
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The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.
Jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.
There is precedent for using patient diplomacy to resolve treaty violations.
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