On the recordMarch 2, 2015
As I understand it, it's actually compromised--our failure to be a member of that treaty is actually compromising our ability, for example, to stake claims to where the Continental Shelf is.
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Highlighting the consequences of not being part of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
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