Evidence: Alphabetical
- Arctic oil deposits may make up an estimated 22% of undiscovered resources
- Arbitration provisions in UNCLOS are neither unique nor a threat to American interests
- A cybercrime treaty that established universal jurisdiction over crimes and an international tribunal could help deter cybercrimes
- Accession to the convention will uniquely give U.S. access to key institutions that are deciding future of maritime domain
- Allowing China to prevail in its South China Sea claims would pose a number of risks to U.S. national security and global economy
- Arctic region presents excellent test case for international cooperation rather than a threat of superpower conflict
- As most prominent advocate of UNCLOS during negotiations, US has lost significant political capital by remaining outside the treaty
- Article 310 declarations from states regarding the permissibility of foreign military activities within the EEZ of another state show the variance in state interpretation
- After ten years, UNCLOS has failed to address many of the management and EEZ issues it was designed to resolve
- Arctic resources are vital for U.S economic and national security
- Arctic region contains largest unexplored deposits of oil left
- An informal, non-UNCLOS, multilateral organization would be sufficient to protect U.S. interests in mining deep seabed
- Amendments to UNCLOS in 1994 still left in technology transfer obligations
- Articles 19 & 20 of UNCLOS do not in any way restrict U.S. intelligence operations
- After ratifying UNCLOS, the U.S. can conduct biennial reviews to ensure the treaty still meets our national security objectives
- Accession to UNCLOS provides U.S. with another forum in which it can advance its interest
- Accession to UNCLOS would help safeguard navigational rights from steady erosion by excessive claims
- Accession to UNCLOS would allow telecommunication companies to prevent damage to underseas cables before it occurs
- Article 20 does more to improve U.S. ability to collect intelligence and protect its territorial waters than it does to impair it
- Approximately 1/3 of Arctic resources lie within region U.S. would gain access to if it ratifies UNCLOS
- Article 19 or the "Pueblo clause" would devastate U.S. intelligence operations
- Allowing China's interpretation of Law of the Sea to prevail could have drastic consequences on global maritime stability
- As a non party to UNCLOS, U.S. unable to engage in resource management discussions necessary to resolve South Chinas Seas dispute
- Arctic seabed has potential to be significant source of valuable minerals
- Arctic environment uniquely susceptible to environmental damage for numerous reasons
- Article 82 redistribution payments could be used to prop up corrupt governments
- A new Arctic treaty is most optimal approach to Arctic governance and Arctic states should begin negotiations as soon as possible
- Arctic nations are only cooperating through international institutions out of political convenience
- Arctic warming at an accelerating rate and could be ice-free by 2013
- Arctic region could descend into chaos due to lack of clear governing structure to manage resource disputes
- Accession to UNCLOS a critical for resolving disputes with Canada over Arctic shipping routes
- Arctic resource grabs and armament bely the claims that international law has ensured an atmosphere of cooperation in the Arctic
- Assumptions of "inevitable Arctic conflict" undermine the substantial work being done now towards peaceful international cooperation
- Arctic oil and gas resources already generating revenue for U.S.
- Addressing vulnerability of global underseas cable infrastructure requires multilateral cooperation through UNCLOS
- Arctic economic potential greater for Russia than other Arctic nations