Evidence: Alphabetical
- U.S. lead in marine research imperiled by its inability to use UNCLOS to secure marine researchers access
- U.S. would have more flexibility to negotiate other unacceptable treaty provisions after it has resolved its hypocrisy on UNCLOS
- U.S. benefits from third party dispute settlement provisions only by being party to UNCLOS
- U.S. already bound to many of the demands of UNCLOS through 1958 convention that contains no "escape clause"
- U.S. will inevitably be forced to accept terms of UNCLOS without accruing any of its benefits unless it ratifies
- UNCLOS provisions on reserving oceans for "peaceful purposes" will in no way impede U.S. navy
- U.S. interests are threatened by international NGOs and other actors that are shaping the future of UNCLOS without U.S. input
- U.S. adversaries are using U.S. absence from UNCLOS to shape treaty in way adverse to U.S. interests
- U.S. historically has always advocated for preservation of freedom of navigation rights
- U.S. must adopt multilateral approach to succeed in the Arctic region, starting with ratification of UNCLOS
- UNCLOS obligates states that mine the seabed to provide funds to subsidize its land-based competitors
- UNCLOS will allow adversaries to challenge U.S. in court and acquire valuable military technology
- U.S. should work with existing Arctic framework of UNCLOS to help guide Russia's rise as an Arctic power
- U.S. at a disadvantage in Arctic Council discussions by not being a member of UNCLOS
- U.S. failure to ratify UNCLOS has significant economic costs in lost jobs and resources
- U.S. can only respond to concerns over ISA royalty payments if it is party to UNCLOS
- UNCLOS contains numerous provisions that would restrain U.S. military action
- U.S. ratification would validate movement towards a supranational world government
- UNCLOS is the established, consensus framework for Arctic governance
- U.S. must adopt cooperative multilateral approach by ratifying UNCLOS if it wants to regain leadership role in Arctic
- U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would signal willingness to abide by multilateral framework in Arctic
- UNCLOS navigation provisions critical for protecting U.S. freedom of navigation rights in emerging Northwest passage Arctic routes
- U.S. should ratify UNCLOS to have ability to actively engage in the evolution of the ISA
- UNCLOS fosters multilateral approach to managing fish stocks
- U.S. has failed to enact national plan to protect oceans in line with UNCLOS because of concerns over local sovereignty
- U.S. ad hoc approach to ocean policy is counter to UNCLOS and necessary efforts at global cooperation for marine conservation
- U.S. failure to align ocean policy at the national level with UNCLOS results in ad hoc regulations that form trade barrier
- UNCLOS requires states to cooperate on global scale to protect and preserve marine environment
- U.S. unilateral and ad hoc approach to marine conservation is impeding global cooperation and creating new trade barriers and conflicts
- U.S. can best leverage norming effect of international law by ratifying UNCLOS
- U.S. policy towards south China seas should continue to be focused on neutrality and reinforcing international rule of law through UNCLOS
- UNCLOS is having a normative effect on shaping China's laws and behavior
- UNCLOS plays a prominent role in protecting fragile Arctic environment
- UNCLOS protections necessary to preserve U.S. research rights in Arctic waters
- U.S. stands to make hundreds of billions of dollars and create 55,000 new jobs a year from developing Arctic oil and gas resources
- U.S. developed the UNCLOS royalty scheme under the Nixon administration with the full backing of the oil and gas industry